Show Rt l I I i Box Moab Utah October 1 1964 Mr Samuel J J. J Taylor Editor and Manager The Times-Independent Times Moab Utah Dear Sir I enjoyed your out editorial entitled entitled entitled en en- titled Just Talk in the October October Oct Oct- ober 1 I 1964 issue of the Times However I would like to take exception to what I consider vital You ou have presented data concerning recent Federal spending and deficits You have neglected to mention tie he spending pending and deficit habits of many of our local and state governments of our school districts businesses and of most individuals als It has become become be be- come a national habit to build a house a school or develop an industry by spending more than we make In addition to these planned deficits we frequently frequently fre fre- fre see debt accrue due I to Ito en circumstances or poor administration this happens at all levels including the Federal The fact that any of these debts exist or grows is h. of course legitimate cause for concern I You state that Federal spending will probably increase in increase In in- crease so long as a welfare state philosophy pre pre- vails I would maintain that the prime business of government government govern govern- ment is indeed the welfare of the governed and that your welfare state exists in times of static Increasing sing or decreasing de creasing spending and deficit I expect that your concept of 1 welfare is Is n not t exactly what I have put forth just above yet consider the following comparison an illiterate inthe Inthe in inthe the south for instance who is receiving local or other handouts handouts hand hand- outs is truly receiving welfare welfare wel wel- fare tare but arent aren't also the citizens citizens citi zens of ot southwest Utah who are receiving the Dixie Project Project Pro Pro- You and I probably benefit ben from neither yet we ar contributing to both I agree with you that government government government gov gov- and its spending will grow although I believe the reason is somewhat different from what you have indicated We are a growing nation in population Gross National Product education and Our healthy businesses grow our knowledge and achievements achievements achievements ach ach- grow and our responsibilities responsibilities responsibilities re re- re- re grow if these things weren't growing wed we'd be in serious trouble Like Uke it or not our government has hasto hasto hasto to grow too Our nation and world are no no longer simple they are extremely complex and getting more so wed we'd better better better bet bet- ter all realize this I think that such editorials as Just Talk stimulate thoughts and exchanges of ideas and by thus defining problems give us insight as asto asto asto to how they can be solved Id I'd like to see more like them in the Times A very real need does exist for tor the reduction reduction reduction tion of our debts at all levels A good place to start is at home nome Sincerely David R R. R Delling |