Show r I y I Released by Features Trying to Think in Billions billion dollars I cannot vis visualize vs- vs ONE O such a sum sum find and nd I doubt If 11 1 you can The nearest I can come cometo cometo to o doing so is through making com corn My comparison is the I Ivalue value of the mammoth world wide Ford Tord industries They represent one billion dollars I A BILLION DOLLARS is but a I small fraction of what we American I taxpayers owe as a national debt It is one part of that debt The total of that debt would w 0 U I d build Ford plants The Tle in In- interest InS S S terest on it which St St. pay each year would build six of S such world wide In In- Industries S. S capable of producing from S 8 to 10 million auto auto- automobiles automobiles mobiles each year rear I A BILLION DOLLARS i is but a small fraction of what we the Amer- Amer American Ican can taxpayers pay to the govern govern- government ment meat each year as a direct and indI- indI indIrect lad taxes What we pay during the present fiscal year would build some 45 5 of those worldwide world Ford indus indus- tries A BILLION DOLLARS is but a small mall fraction of what congress and the administrative branch of the government spend each year With that lat total of expenditures all of which we the American taxpayers taxpayer must pay there could be built some 35 3 of these mammoth Ford plants Such uch an amount would in fact du duplicate du- du duplicate plicate the physical equipment of nearly learly all aU the large industries of the nation atlon Lu A IS 13 gU Oth of ot what we propose to pay to to- toward toward toward ward the rehabilitation of Europe It t is but one of what we will provide during the next year With the he six billion dollars scattered over Europe six complete Ford indus indus- Industries tries ries providing employment for not less ess than workers could be bo built EVERYONE PAYS PATS TAXES A BILLION DOLLARS is but one of what we have provided to feed the hungry people of the world since the close of the war Enough to build 16 Ford plants I Such comparisons help me to un tin I the meaning of one billion dollars ollars In no other way can I iris vis- alize the tremendous taxing pro- pro program program gram ram or the profligate spending on the le part of congress and the admin admin- branch of the government 0 It seems but a few years ago a o when congress for the first time time appropriated as much as one billion dollars to cover all aU government operations for a year That congress was wu round round- roundly ly condemned for its gance Now congress votes from 35 to 40 0 billions for a years year's ex cx- expenditures without apologies to those whose money It is spend spending Lug ing In the American taxpayers To such vast sums every one of ofus ofus us s must contribute a part The baby pays ays a tax on his milk and diapers The he taxing process continues through life Ute to the oldsters who pay on n their bowl of gruel and their coffin offin I It is our capitalistic system that makes meeting such tax assess assess- assessments assessments ments possible It Is a system that Europe Is attempting to discard with America expected to pay par the costs of their experiments The time will come and may it ite be e soon when the American people will call caU a halt when they will vote out ut those who spend so lavishly those lose who tax and tax and tax again gain that they may mar spend and spend pend and spend I IMo No Mo fo Needy Children in City Since early in the present cen cen- century century tury the Adventurers' Adventurers club of Chi Chi- Chiago Chicago cago ago has provided a holiday dinner with presents a show turkey and andU andaU andall aU all U the fixin's for a considerable number umber of underprivileged chil chil- children dren ren of that city Through charita charita- ble bie le organizations they found the lit lit- little Ue tle street waifs who knew no lux lux- ries urles and few necessities and gave them one big day Each day of the year ear the money needed for that pur- pur purpose pose ose is II collected but this past year yeartie the tie charity organizations organization informed the ic club there were no needy chil children dren to be found in Chicago none needing ceding a bright day Housing they said aid is the only thing needed by any ny of the city children That little incident tells the story of ot our Amer Amer- ica ca of ot today No children needing ne a aay aray aray ray ay of ot holiday sunshine In a great city of ot more than three million peo pee pie Typical of Americans the Ad Adventurers sent their money to a sim- sim simIlar liar lar organization the Savage club of 01 London S S e Of the many more than Christ Christ- Christmas Christmas ChrIstmas mas cards I received one stood out as portraying the Christmas spirit of ot brotherly love That one from a aI Southern California city carried a I Florida Everglades stamp George Weimer the generous hearted mayor of Orange Calif celebrated Christmas by promoting Florida His was the only one that carried such a stamp On earth peace and good will wilLI 5 I When politicians poU tall fall out the peo I pie may got get a square quare deal deat |