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Show From The IfcrlnKtnn Advertiser-Tiincs, Advertiser-Tiincs, lleritigton, Kansas: A man serving overseas ui -the war area of Korea was asked what could be dune for the fighting men in the way of gifts. He replied in no uncertain un-certain terms that "the finest thing to be done is the maintenance of a politically and economically sound home front." He said further that, With a reasonable deg.ee of integrity in-tegrity on the part of most people that will be brought about." To do the things necessary to assure riien on the war fronts that there will be such an America Ui return to is not too much demand of every American on the home front. From the Catsklll Mountain Star, Saugerties, New Vork: The weekly newspaper is more important than ever. Because the world is moving so swiftly there is need of the intimate, in-timate, grass-roots touch which the weekly can and must give. Since there are so many demands on everyone's time, readers demand the happenings of the week wrapped up in a neat condensed and newsy package From the Ocean Grove Times, Ocean Grove, New Jersey: A sure sign that inflation is over will be when auto makers start mentioning the price of their cars In their advertising. ad-vertising. Benjamin J Fairless, president of the United States Steel Corporation, has even a better idea. He would not only reveal the price of the car; he would reveal all the hidden taxes buried in that j price. The tax on a $2,000 auto- mobile fur instance, is $fi25, but I the buer does not know this. From the Mount Airy Community Ucpiirler, Mount Airy, Maryland: Here in the United States . . . our bullets are ballots and the only heads that roll are those which figuratively topple as the people demand a change peacefully and get it. It's a good system. Here's hoping we can continue to keep it. Revolutions like these are good ones. They keep a country strong, healthy and sound. From the Free Press, South Charleston, West Virginia: The commentators and columnists hava been speculating on what Mr. Eisenhower's Eis-enhower's government fiscal policy will be. The consensus, based on his statements and those of his close advisors, run uitout as follows: fol-lows: Spending will he cot in every possible direction. Wa.e and nonessentials non-essentials mil be cut bed. Every effort ef-fort will be made to balance the; budget immediately. Once that is done, taxes will be reduced both for businesses and individuals. There is a possibility that the so-called, so-called, excess-profits tax will be abandoned entirely when the current cur-rent law expires next June. This tax, most economists agree, is an unfair and dangerous burden on business and most especially on the smaller business, which is deprived de-prived of funds needed for growth purposes. Thut, so far as one can see now. will be the Eisenhower program. It Is the only kind of program that can be trusted to save this country from bankruptcy. No nation and no system of government can forever for-ever survive official coriuption and deficits in the national treasury. |