Show Our Our- Army of 1 e By RAYMOND HAY PITCAIRN N National Chairman Lc a n 01 th the Republic As millions of Americans Americana struggle struggle struggle gle with their latest tax tux forms they are ale beginning to realize that there is a large lurge group of dependents dependents dependents depend for whose upkeep they are allowed no exemptions whatever It is the growing army of political cal job holders every job every member of which is dependent for his paycheck paycheck paycheck pay pay- check on the earnings of the average average average aver aver- age American citizen and taxpayer er But th the burden doesn't rest on the income taxpayer alone With other costs of government it falls on every worker every housewife who either cither earns or spends spends spends-if if not directly then in taxes axes hidden somewhere somewhere somewhere some some- where in inthe the price of nearly everything everything every every- thing he or she may buy And the costs continue to mount That's why we hear protests to Congress against taxes on the America American breakfast table and the forgotten mans man's shirt I That's why a noted political observer observer observer ob ob- ob- ob server could recently declare that the he American people are spending more for government than they are for fOl food clothing and rent com com- That's why statisticians can make the startling announcement that the annual t total tal of federal state and local government expenditures in m America averages per pcr family Throughout the nation naHan it is now apparent the taxpayers themselves arc are coming t to a grim realization of what these things mean to them And what is more significant they a are c making their protests protects heard IL Its It's a l gooc good od sign if we dont don't wen weaken ken |