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Show vote for some of these spending spend-ing proposals when they know that the money to finance them will have to be borrowed, with a constant increase in the public debt and a further rise in the cost of living". , "All over the country housewives house-wives are protesting - against Editorial ... On August the sixth, 1958, just three months ago5 almost to the day from this coming election day, the House voted 286 to 108 to boost the public debt ceiling by 8 BILLION DOLLARS to a RECORD PEACE-TIME HIGH OF 28& BILLIONS, as requested by the Administratio: . Where are they going to get the extra money? Already many Americans are working from one to four days of every week just to pay their tax bill. In these days of confiscatory tax rates it takes far more than courage, ability, perseverence or even good fortune to keep ahead of the game. Good fortune - did we say Yes. Even that won't help much. Do you remember Elfrida . Von Nardroff who recently won $220,500 on a television program pro-gram - the biggest quiz winner in all history. Do you remember, or did you know, how nvach she had left after she settled her Federal tax bill? Only 21.1 percent of her earnings. Out of $220,500, she can keep $16,481. Capable men in the business field refuse to accept better positions with more salary attached to them because the raise in tax take would cut their throats. The power to tax is the power to . destroy. That is the power that is being used today to destroy America. Representative Clarence Cannon, Can-non, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee recently re-cently said: "We are approaching approach-ing bankrupcy just as fast as we can. We are moving with jet speed toward the time when we will have to start the printing print-ing presses to provide enough money to meet all our spending demands. I cannot understand how members of Congress can the cost of living. The sole cause of this situation is that we are spending money that we do not have for things we could do without". Representative Melvin . R. Laird of Wisconsin said ,4we're on a apending spree of which I -want no part.. I think we are headed for serious trouble". After all, the continuation of this system of government and it's financial system .is based upon the confidence of those who support it. That's you and me. Our attention has been called many times to the vital issue. November 4th is the time that we can do something about it. How are you going to vote? |