| Show TIIE THE TOWN PLAN per month fantastic radical must be put down it t must be stopped it would ruin our country our advice would all be gone and maybe we would lose some of our political power people 60 years of age and over cant spend that much money so why let them have it remember that the townsend plan Is to help and give labor to the unemployed also to upheld the american standard of living 1 of which every american citizen is entitled 75 per month for a man to work around the home keeping tiie the lawn shrubbery flowers etc this would give employment to one man mail the year around in the winter there Is snow to clear away the car to look after and at times drive the car comparing this the big fellows one man around the place is not enough this would be an enczur 1 argement to the neighbors to b bc u tiby their homes haleing a very good effect upon our young people and giving givin much pleasure to the old 50 per month to keep a girl or woman when the fand plan takes effect you would not be able to get a competent person for a smaller amount one who could go ahead with the work to entertain your friends at times and take the lead if the same was needed 10 per month taxes and if you rent the cost would be higher 25 per month for electricity range and other electrical appliances anc es also electricity for pumping e water for the lawn 25 per month for material to keep up the home this might be more not less 20 per month 71 tithing thing 5 per month church donations I 1 15 per month medical treatment I 1 per month for car basing the mileage at miles per year at be per mile this means the upkeep and depreciation equalling per month 34 per month two suits of clothes per year 75 overcoats 50 slices shoes 5 wife the same and such things as underwear stockings socks etc would not be less than 12 per month this brings the total for clothing up to 34 per month and very few furs you could buy out of this sum 41 per month for food and other sundries to maintain the home this makes a total of this budget would simply give us a reason reasonable abl e standard of living not in luxury but an american standard of living livina and also live up to the principle pl e of the plan giving two persons employment if youl you think that a budget of this kind would be too strenuous you need not send in your application to uncle sam you would just be a working man whose labor would be to distribute this money so it could be in circulation among the people and not be hoarded by a few as it is done at the present time reinhardt olsen |
