European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes saturday april 15,1989 . Worker owes tax Man until May 4 Washington Ai the average american will have to labor 12j Days this year just let pay Federal slate and local taxes reaching tax Freedom Day on May 4. Inc tax foundation said thursday. Thai is the same number of Days of work required o meet lax obligations in the last two years and the same As in 1981. When across the Board cams in Federal i axes were enacted. Tax Freedom Day has never been Laler. From another Pripce Iive inc average worker will have to Loi iwo hours and .43 minutes each eight hour Day to satisfy the Lai collectors one minute More than , americans ,. Are no belter off than they were in i9ki despite economic growth cuts in income Lav Rales  claims that government spending has been Cui to inc Bone inc foundation said. Economists Al inc foundation ii Washington based non partisan research organisation attributed the Lack of Progress to the 1986 Tan Reform acl which look away or reduced several deductions to finance lower Rales and la increases enacted in i9b2 and 1984. Although the big i9s6 overhaul meant lower rates Tor most individuals in Many cases the reduced rates were More than offset by ims of deductions social Security taxes have grown faster than Ihu Economy in the.9koi. In Musi. A worker paid social Security lax of 6.65 percent of the first 529,700 earned or a $1,975 lax. This year Ilic Lav is 7,51 percent of the first $48,000, or a a minium $3,605. Slate and local taxes have risen steadily through Ilic decade in part o pay for n reduction in Federal programs. Meantime a group opposing any Timise lax increase to Cut the budget deficit released a  thai Over the past 10 years inc share of All Federal lacs falling on the poor has risen Liy 12 percent while the the Burden on upper income americans has dropped by 4.3 percent. The 50 percent Fla Spaven Lonsul ered to have mid dle income Between $20,000 and s60.000 saw a 3.4 percent Rise in their share of inc Burden. Those with incomes under 520,000 constitute about one third of the population those Over $60,000, about on Riith. The coalition a Amsl Kuga site taxation whose members include slate and local  officials truckers and the tobacco and alcohol industries said any increase in taxes on gasoline. Cigarettes wine lir a dior or Beer would Worsen Ilia disparity since excise levies Are acknowledged to fall More heavily on those with less income. Tax foundation economists calculate tax Freedom Day by summing up the Metal of la is collected by Federal stale and local governments including those paid by businesses and dividing that amount among workers. If every Dollar earned mis your were claimed by governments unlit All lacs Ere paid the average worker would be paid up by quilling Lime on May 4, Al this time  the foundation forecast a 1988 tax Freedom Day of May 5, which would have been the latest Ever economists now have looked Back Over the year and recalculated thai  s Dale was May 3. But 1988 was a leap year meaning the average worker had to put in 124 Days on the Job to pay taxes inc same As is projected for this year. The foundation has calculated tax Freedom Day All Hie Way Back to 1930, when the magic Dale was feb. 13. It reached april 3 in 1950, april 28 in 1970 and May i in 1980. The earliest Dale in his decade was april 28. I9b4. Federal taxes will Lake one hour and 47 minutes out of. The average worker s eight hour Day this year up one minute from . Stale and local taxes Wilt claim 56 i nulls same Asa Carago. The rest of the workday will he spent this year pay ing for housing one hour and 25 i nulls up one. Minute food and tobacco 59 i nulls. Up a minute transportation 40 minutes unchanged medical care 39 minutes unchanged clothing 24 minutes up one min Ute recreation 20 i nulls Down two minutes and All other including education savings , 50 i nulls. Down iwo i nulls. Stateside National guard changes gun policy after incident Boston a 1 an incident in which a Valiona guard private fired 14 shots from an m-16 Rifle in to the air in a neighbourhood has led to a policy change. Guardsmen will be forbidden to leave National guard properly Wilh a weapon said col. Raymond Murphy Massachusetts National guard Chic of staff. In. Edward j. Silva carried his automatic Rifle and so rounds of ammunition on a trip from camped wards in Bourne to the National guard armory in Boston s Dorchester Section april i. Me told investigators he found the armory closed took the weapon Home went drinking with friends and flied the gun Limp fuss Thoni authorities said. Lie pleaded innocent in Dorchester District court to  de Possession of a machine gun larceny speeding discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building disorderly conduct and receiving a stolen vehicle. One of Mills Brothers Herbert Dies at age 77 i As Vloras Al l i ice Bart Mills who for nearly seven decades Sang with tie venerable. Mills Brothers group has died at inc age of 77 Mills who died Al Valley Hospital performed with Brothers Donald and marry in a Trio whose harmonies weathered Mutual changes i Tom the big band Era through Rock n Roll. The  group quit performing after Harry s  in 1982, although Donald and his son John can Linued As a duo using  Brothers name Mills a Las vegas resident for Giorc than 20 sear1., was born Iri Piqua Ohio on april.2, 1912. He began singing with his Brothers when he was 10  and Liv 1925. The Mills brother1, were regulars on a Mccin Nal i radio show. The Mills Brothers became Lamous in 1943 with i hair in i paper doll soon followed by you Alwajih Hurt the one you  1 heir string of hits continued into the 1950s with daddy s Little girl and glow worm seeking help kill Dukakis pm died n Niple of smiling t Ilii Isda two recent  from the smelt Union. Fac Cimpko  hot airman Hisiu Trawin to Smi Tim the Are he parents of a s. Dukakis limb or fat Pili it. Mrs talked Ili rough Dur Inu ii Mev tipi in Stuffl Puust in bus Tim. Tit couple to Hitatt  whim husband Miclat  rot in uru Maisac Hustles o discuss it no isl Anna s Parent who hate been denied permission to emigrate Frum Ihu soviet Union. Radio hosts talk about mustering nation s masses Boston a the nation1, radio  Yho disc mired Leteir clout in the True to Lill the  Mise will meet in june to do what the Phi in talk and organic Tii Cir Hud Knif polls Fol paver. What we re going to do is we Lial things us i \i3\i in Lommon and to to git people to participate it inc appropriate moment said Boston s Jerri Wil Imiri of Werro an old hand at generating a Public juror via the airwaves and the Host of lev  in Boiton a Good Man people who Hsiun to talk radio feel frustrated that the Neer knew what to do in responding to is sues will Unis said we just Lead them Dovin the path telling Mem Here a the inn Rupies beginning june Williams will luu1 most of Llie vim log talk she hosts on ins afternoon program among those expected to intend arc Michael Sicad of King in Seattle Raj Fox of kill in Phoenix. Tom 1 a itis of kf1 in los Ari a Clos Al Rante of wows in Miami and former j Hila Delphua major Frank of now a talk show Host on Cau in Philadelphia.  Litsis Hae song Uwi the air we is til slur up Interi St in local issue1., bin last i cd Ruaro icy look Lite Lech nuut. Lid t l talk show hosts listeners . Congress with Tsa big bearing the. Nus Sage head. My. Tea big. 11.0 50 percent  the Public emigre helped quash a salary increase i or con a Fismen judges and others on Ibe Feder Al Piiru nov. Sii Fol k trying to gun Orjie National interest in a Campaign to Boycott Euort to proc is us Ripon so to the Ewson Valdez Oil spill he has been my of viewed on Olhorn radio stations around inc country and said he is receiving 200 letters a Day Many ton Laming Dur Tiol is cd Exxon credit Lari. The talk show hosts Hae loosely formed a federation bin. A you it has no name. Williams is considering Vox i of Short Tor the latin phrase Vos pop Uli or voice of the people. Williams and other radio hosts said they arc lobbyists for their listeners