Ka Puuhonua o na Hawaii, Volume IV, Number 2, 12 January 1917 — INCREASED TAXES OR BOND ISSUES, WHICH? [ARTICLE]

INCREASED TAXES OR BOND ISSUES, WHICH?

These mueh disci.ssed issues sre :befote..the people for in?mediate cons : de aiion. The improve ; n the swer and water ;> -i E s we!l ?s In roads are .; tv ':, and none but ;he pe-ople ■ cr.'ntiy feel such need ■v \ -ilj. To pro /ide fcr an meihoa for thc&olution ' s iiis prob!erai is a serīous as fS 3 puzzikg matter. The e >■.: porat : oa of the pubiic, in Oi!enng feasib!e suggestions to ' le 1 the crur.ty ofl"cia!s is, there:nnst desirable at this 'i ūbeīxre.-- '■■■■ / ■ 1 wfeighing the merits of ( 'iihc:so'issues, the Ka Puuhonua jo na Hawaii is inc : :ned to be- , s ieve that the better ; nd best solut:on of the d:ffcu't prob ! etn is ; ihe iioating o£ the bond issues. Four points are in favor ol this I pian: I 1. The bond issues would affect immediate improv«ments, i for thework mueh needed in the | county would be accomplished :in a very short time. This?'one !would not ooly r«sult in bringI i|-!g about immediate satisfaction :to the general public, but it wou!d avoid an unecessuy and a disagreeab!e friction whieh wpu!d natura!ly eome with increased taxes. j 2. The improvements along Uhe lines given are somewhat ) permanent in char3cter. That ! 3s } they will lsst for a consider- | able length of time to eome. ■ Inicieased taxes will bring upon - the people of to-day an enormous jload, *ndthey will have to b£ar i extra burdens for the good and | for ihe en;oym<snt of the featurc | p6op!e of the cocnMy. Bond ; •SbUC3 wih equalii.e the respcnjsibiikies, the peopie.of to-day | pa-ying for their own imp -ovemerits while those ot the future ' w>II have to pay for the'rs. j ! The.'f?ct that the city aad CGvrf_y are enjoying prosperity to-day dces not alter the responof those in ihe future in n * ihe:r own improvements. The bond issuca will a £- immediate iticrease in r ■ opp, y va!ue tbus bringing to he e i:nti/ an extra ineome suffcient td offset the weight oi! the bond costs. Oa this basis

«ic L.-iy )S not gotng to mdebi itseJi, n J5 going to foilow a proe,ressive Jme of action wliieh ,v :! ! in the ima)ediate : 'if' the unfavorable ->r; xvbioh exist to-cUy. '■ »noreased taxes wouH ;e: time whieh the fJoua > issi.u'» coufd use in bringi. ior our enjoymeats ,-\uvn improvements. > couoty shouJd no i,vo in the past but ii -!THier progessive methods ;T! .ve, work, and live in the atid under the conditions by,thepreseat itand»rd ■X ■iio *ud act:\|ty. |