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Show Page 12 The UTAH INDEPENDENT August 27, 1971 oesete' Notes On ThNews... Slightly change to be given in such transactions.) The next week, he adds a penny to that 49 cents, so that hell have another 50 cents to purchase another $28 worth of food stamps. Again he goes to the grocery store, and repeats the transaction of the week are indebted to an enterprising reporter for the We Oakland, California, Tribune for an illustration of how the poverty programs can be abused. The reporters name is Bill Fiset, and heres how he described an activity which he uncovered : Theres a hippie whom Fiset ran Disguised across who underground before. After three weeks, he has accumulated enough food to sells newspapers. last him a month, so he sells his fourth weeks supply of food stamps (worth $28) to a friend for $15. Thus, for a grand total of 53 cents of his own money, he gets his food for a month plus a net profit of $14.47 in cash all at your expense.' This is the kind of thing that was authorized by the in the name of Congress Jesse helping the poor. Helms Business is not good, so the fellows income is so low that he qualifies for food stamps. Each week, he goes down to the welfare office and buys $28 worth of food stamps for fifty cents. Each week, he uses the food stamps to buy exactly $27.51 worth of groceries, so that he can get 49 cents in change. (The law permits a of 49 cents in maximum Editorials by Mark A. Anderson Deseret News Editorial, August 19, 1971 Patriotism Helping The Poor - - Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the President or any other public official save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic' to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country. In either event, it is unpatriotic not to tell the truth whether about the President save in the or anyone else rare cases where this would make known to the enemy information of military value which would otherwise be unknown to him. Theodore Roosevelt - --S . . . .The more fragmented local law enforcement is, the less effective it is. Wliat follows from this is that the most effective local law enforcement would be international police. An international police state just happens to be the goal of the consolidators. Deseret News Editorial, August 19, 1971 Most experts agree that law enforcement is subjected to enough strains without also being subjected to the stresses of political partisanship. Consolidation could cure this. If law enforcement is not subjected to political partisanship, how are we to have any control over our police? Consolidation could cure us of the blight of good local government. $6.00 Per Year Letter to the Editor, Deseret News, August 19, 1971 and receive at America, being an advanced country, has an obligation to help these students . Why not say, Afghanistan, being an unadvanced country, has an obligation to help American students? If a productive individual chooses to give away that which he has produced, fine; but no unproductive person has a right to demand another man's possessions as an obligation. no extra cost a copy of CLEON SKOUSENs Joseph R. Slevin (article), Deseret News , August 19, 1971 Nixon now may succeed in rallying the country in a voluntary drive to lick inflation and to save the dollar. ... Nixon hopes that he can get voluntary cooperation from the people at the other end of the federal gun barrel. The only way he will get my cooperation in his unconstitutional conspiracy will be at the point of his unconstitutional gun. new book THE NAKED Cartoon, Deseret News, August 18, 1971 CAPITALIST The cartoon on the editorial page of the Deseret News depicts Wilbur Mills, with a cabin full of money-bagdriving off the darned The cartoon unfortunately gives the idea that there really is money to be had from Washington when, in fact, our national s, share-revenooe- rs. government is bankrupt. fOSBo!) Ill BRTAT RiYfl BQIO K'SiTlO RE This offer good on new subscriptions or renewals. Separate copies of THE NAKED CAPITALIST are available at $ 2.00 each. & The Independent QflOSftte OSRp0B &H3 Selection Box No. a Salt Lake City, Utah 84106 Subscriber's Name (First) (Hqqd fflsfi) Ute ft Watnaan (SftfaHl eCBBfflil scniK) efcimya tetchy, Ifton 6274 tuaii gcwnn SSD (Middle) (La?t) Address (Number And Street) (City) (State) (Zip Code) |