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Show February 18, 1972 Book Review Where the Money Went by ANN TERRILL Willis E. Stone, author of the Liberty Amendment, has written a new book, entitled Where The Money Went. This is the age of explicit literature, films and other, entertainment. Where The Money is about as explicit as Went anyone can get. Well documented, it covers a variety of subjects concerned with governmental spending, and it spares no details as to dollars and cents the bureaucrats play with. Mr. Stone, who is beginning to see some success in the adoption of his controversial amendment (his measure, if adopted, would remove the money from the bureaucratic clutches), gives chapter and verse on some of the schemes he would like to see the money taken from. Included are accounts of such fantastic boondoggling affair's as the Rama Road (it started nowhere, went nowhere and was rebuilt several times to the tune cemed and spent only for that countrys goods and services which must be used by Americans in government service residing in that country at that time. Then there is the $1 million for improving Eskimo dwellings in the interior of Alaska. Igloos. If youve wondered where the money went, Stone is your man. He covers all the aspects, from something called the International Administration to Urban Renewal, the boondoggles in the defense industries, in military spending, and in domestic issues. The book is catalogued into chapters dealing with foreign spending, housing, manufacturing, transportaCo-operati- on gal opinion that while such staggering calamities as the 43 empires noted exist, they are, in fact, illegal and unconstitutional System, the the refusal of Bountiful to li- cense Planned Parenthood, told him that they were looking for a place that would meet the zoning requirements and then they would let them come in. However, when the Utah Independ- ent contacted Bountiful Mayor , 16th Amendment (income tax), the Federal Land Banks and the national debt, which has soared dominaarea out of sight . . . way out of sight. tion, services, tion, agriculture, electric power One intriguing part of the and finance. book shows, step by step, how It is an established fact that the money got into a position to government proliferates through be taken away. The United its hold on the people of whatStates was a wealthy, free naever territory it invades. This tion. It was determined to caphold is acquired either by force ture that wealth for political or by friendly persuasion purposes. To that end, in 1913, through the use of money. The the income tax was devised, and federal government of the passed through Congress. Secof $20 million); the Abaca Pro- United States has adopted the ondly, the move to disenfranduction and Sales scheme that latter tactic and the territories it chise sovereign states was also loaded U.S. warehouses with in- has invaded range from the Virquickly passed in 1913. This ferior quality hemp no one gin and Pribilof islands to the consisted of a move to have the would buy, while at the same school lunch program, the Bursenators elected by the people. and eau of Land time it gutted the treasury to the Management With the states impotent. Stone of Island the tune of $31,512,677 tax dollars; Trading Company writes, and bureaucratic access Micronesia. and the Food For Peace Program to private earnings established, In short, your favorite boonthe way was open to complete that has drained in excess of $20.2 billion from the public doggle, the one that turns ydtt the capture of money and credit green (or livid) is bound to be control in time honored tyrannipurse. This latter project is part of thoroughly documented herein. cal fashion. The Federal Reserve The entire mess of them, (the Act, also ratified that year (Dec. the Commodity Credit Corporations operation. CCC operates activities in 43 bureaucratic em23, 1913) came into being and in a never-nevland of econompires) account for the loss of a the die was cast. This book should be must of ic wooziness wherein the U.S. taxreading for every taxpayer, every taxpayers usually pay twice, for $177,429,819,416 to the school child over the age of 16 nothing. In addition, they virtu- payers of America. Mr. Stones remedy to all this and every person interested in ally give politically created food is simple. finding out why his taxes go up, surpluses away to politically imThe major source of money his income goes down as the valportant foreign customers. The food is paid for in foreign cur- for any government is always ue of his dollar is continually le- shrinking. For instance, in 1913, rency, held in the countries con- taxes. Mr. Stone ventures the the dollar bought seven times OMIlllMIMHtHMiHIOBOMOOOOMIIIIIMg what it buys today I Morris Swapp, the mayor made the following statement; The council will keep them out of Bountiful. We will do everything we can to keep them out. We have instructed our city attorney to be prepared to go all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States if necessary. Last night (Feb. 9) the city council of Bountiful passed a resolution that a letter be drafted and sent to each of our congressmen and senators protesting some of the things the Office of Economic Opportunity is doing." Mayor Swapp also reported that he has received threatening staggering total ity." the mayor reported. Mayor Stark, speaking to the crowd of about 200 at the Clearfield meeting, commended their public spirit and said: "If you citizens want to test . this in court, let's join with Bountiful in making a test case. It might cost you a lot of money, but we're willing to do what you want us to do, and that includes going all the way back to Councilman Gano FamSar mad article connecting promiscuity with increase in venereal disease. and profane mail from people who arc in favor of Planned Parenthood. Affadavit-typ- c things box mail in left have been my during the middle of the night, go- In apparent support of the mayors proposal the audience applauded enthusiastically. A standing vote called by the mayor showed that about 90 percent of those present were opposed to permitting Planned Parenthood to remain in Clearfield. The meeting concluded with Mayor Stark recommending that the City Council revoke the license of Planned Parenthood because the business being conducted by them does not meet the zoning requirement of providing parking space for at least twenty cars. A motion to that effect was made to the council, seconded, and passed unani- mously. Delicious Baked Goods! 2 2 Anita Town ley, reading from a Planned Parenthood pamphlet, said, "It encourages promiscu- Washington, D.C., but you're ing to have to foot the bill. er 1 A good supply of vitamins CLINTONS & SUPPORT OUR ADVERTIZERS 2 FIGHT BACK WITH SILVER minerals SHOP: WHEAT - 2 529 So. 500 West Bountiful ? just Off Bountiful Exit of 295-340- 5 -1 2 FARM FRESH Snow White 5 Here is the dynamic also available UNITED NATIONS PACKET tive pamphlets. A $2.47 value, only $1.00! 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