Show Soa Soak It To Us Uncle Sam t r Q Any y politician who talks talks' o of t tax r reduction reduction reduction tion in the face of rising c costs casts of f govern government govern ment meat at all levels to is put it mildly mildly- dodging the facts A number of authorities authorities authorities autho autho- and news sources point out that taxes overall are arc rising rather than declining de de- clining The Indianapolis Indiana Star reveals that a family of four with a alo lo OO income incomes i paid an aver before average g federal tax reductions of 1990 a week in taxes withheld ld This year with the thi federal reduction will be 1970 a 20 week cent decline At the same time this family's social security security se se- se tax has increased by 52 annually so the family comes cornea out with a net loss to the th tax collector of A Mississippi editor shows why there is unlikely to be a reversal of the trend tow toward rd more taxes and m more re inflation in ir the foreseeable future He lIe n notes tes that Mississippi alone received 23 billion federal dollars in 1971 more than 1000 for for every person in the state lIe He also noted that new federal budget requests contain large suns sums for Cor waterways flood control parkways harbors atomic research research re re- re search rural electrification farm ownership ownership own own- loans water and waste grants public libraries and forest re reo search In addition there are the welfare welfare welfare wel wel- fare programs federal aid to education education tion to hospitals housing streets and highways s In the light of these demands on the ilie public treasury government has but a a single course to follow a course that was well defined by one observer when he said So soak it to us Uncle Sam and likewise you state country and city officials Of course many officials lack this courage courage to face the issue this squarely They prefer to let inflation do the tile dirty job for them while they continue continue con con- to kid the people into believing that government handouts are arc free |