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Show freedom vs. Security Tooele County Extension Offices Melvin S. lbimiiigliam, l'SlT l.xt. Ihutii iillui Government Threatens Private Initiative Poinsettia Plants If vim have a (Minseltia to bloom for Christmas plant this year, in v.iur home that von cvpivt will bloom oulv it tb.u plant you give it the right comlitionx. 'Hie right conditions are long mg!,t, .mil slmit ilavs, uoiiual ilav this time of year will trigger I be pl.mt ami make it form the red leaves that we commonly call the bloom. I hew leaves, ol course, are not the true hlooiil but the title bloom is in the ecu ter of these leaves, so it is very important that vou give tins plant the proper light conditions this time o the sear to make it bloom for Christmas. Fven now vou mav lie too late to have it bloom lot ( ImsI mas, but it will not bloom anytime tlimughoiit the ve.u if von have it ill a lighted rmiiil ill your home in the evenings or rails mom ings. Anv electric light bulb will prevent this plant lioin bloom ing; and auv dark riKim, I mean a room that is d.uk dining the eve llings mid mornings with plenty til 'Undone dining the dav is the ideal sxt for that poinsettia plant Alter the plant starts to hum the bliKim, then, of course, this loinliiion is not nticss.uv lioin that time on. Once the plant is triggered to bloom vou tan bung it out into the light room and enjoy the plan! and watili it develop the brilliant red leaves and the Unruly that it has hit all ol us. Fven if it duesut bloom at (.luis'in.is time, it von tugger that mechanism now so that it will bloom sometime dming the win ter. vou will Ik1 able to enjoy the brantilul plant Otherwise, the plant will enntiuue to grow green bases and theie will be no indieation of color or bloom. Irosideiit, Brigham Young hkclv I mvi-- of our greatest colleges uml universities, hospitals, museums, homes for the r ami aged, ami a host of other charities were foumleil lv private initiative. It is mil an exasperation to say that our country has lieen I milt uoii private initiative, ami that until the last hnlfceuturv the (unction of guvcriimrut lias to protect private initiative ami occasionally to give it or assistance. 1 observe AS the humhedth lurthdav of Hrigham Yount; University, an institution foumleil in that tradition, we are troubled several threats to private initiative. These threats stem from the actions of our gnvcruwii'iit and the attitmles of our citicus. I urge eaili of you to take careful notice of these threats ami to lend vour voice and influence to counteract them. In mv judgement. the private sector is seriously threatened in America today and that threat is affecting or will shortly aflccl all lion governmental institutions, im hiding those formed for religious. educational, cultural, social, and other charitable purpist-s- . m The first threat is government couiietitioli. Two fellow presidents of private institutions have recently comment ed on this threat. In his essay "III Defense of the Private Sift or," Stanford President Hichard V. Lyman takes sad note of the fact that the tides are running against the private sector in American life generally." Yet the private sector is vital to preserving pluralism in our society liccause, as President Lyman observes, a society is more likely to lie open ami free, (and) the individual citizens capacity to stand up against the otherwise overwhelming force modem government is substantially strengthened, if the stale of does not aissess a monopolv of service to the public. . ." Daedalus Winter, 1975 (2)s 150-157oil a different (.'oin-mentin- g aspect of government competition, Huston I'niversity President John H. Sillier reminds us that 48 private, imlf)em!cnt colleges and universities have closed their doors since 197(1. He criticizes what he calls the mindless" government decisions to siend millions to expand public institutions, thus promoting the competitive demise of private colleges, rather than spending the smaller sums that would save private institutions and use their uniipie facilities and advantages ("Paying The Hill For College, Atlantic Monthly, Mav 1975, pp. ). AS VARIOUS arms of government assume more and more of the functions traditionally performed bv private organizations, and as governments share of the market in these areas grows larger and larger, the influence of private organizations and the private sector is bound to diminish. W hen this happens the base of public support is eroded a fatal weakness in a democratic society and new laws and regulations are less and less of the spe- funds to private charitable organizations. Against that background we should be alarmed at the recent tax inijKised on the income of large private foundations, which has had the effect of directly reducing the amount of their grants in the private sector, just as if (he govern men! had iuioscd a direct lax on charities. Of even greater concern cial needs ol the pnvale set tor. Soon in private organizations t nuijict it ion with puhlidv ones are on tin defensive, and 'heir survival is threatened. I he Weakening effect s of r silv Our earliest unit must to lake account coniietiiion aie evident ill two statistical measures In the xtiessful financial conditions of the past two years, fatuity salaries are current projKisals to dose liNipholes in the tax law bv reducing many of the tax incentives that have promoted charitable gifts, esK'ciully by wealthy taxpayers. The prooiieiits of this measure have assured alarmed representatives of charitable organizations that they will not sutler any financial loss from decreased private gifts since the government will make up the losses bv appropriations. That is a classic illustra- d have int leased a total of 12 percent in public institutions Imt only 7 percent in private ones. (The Chronical ol Higher Ltlut ation, 10 I chru.irv 1975. This disparity p. niurors the comparative financial weakness of the private sector. Second, just twenty five years ago private colleges and universities enrolled .i()M'rcent of all students in higher education (American Council m, education, A Fact Hook on Higher education. First Issue, 19, I, $7l 9i. TikI.iv that figure has fallen to 2 and jiercciit the true level is much lower than 21 since during this same critH! many of tiie institutions (hat are private in fomi have ceased to lie private in fact la'causc of their heavy reliance on government appropriations for campus construction, research, and student assistance. I his drastic reduction in the 1 1. tion of a promised exchange of fieedom for security. I fervent I v hope that our citizens and lawmakers dearly understand the difference In'tween the private nature of an organization suported bv charitable gifts, and the quasipuh-linature of an institution that must dcX'iiri iiKin direct government appropriations. 1 coniH'titive piMtion c The third threat to the private sector is outright government regulation of private organizations. Scores of examples could lie cited. In addition to ail accumulation of laws Xr1aining to emplovinent and unemployment, tax remrting, occupational health anil safety, and the like, educational institutions have recently lieen subjected new federal reguto lations uniler Title IX of the Kiln-cion Amendments of 1972. These regulations intriKluce the federal government for the first time into the business of prescribing and of private institutions has accompanied by a succession of laws regulating more and more asiects of the edula-e- cational process, without distinction iH'twccu public and private. Now the federal government is moving to take over the formal accrediting function heretofore handled by private organizations. If this should hapen. every educational institution in the country will lie fonnallv subject to government authority in all of its educational functions, and truly iiule- xi k it private education will have ceased to exist. One can see the same trends in different stages of progression in such diverse private activities as the care of the suicrvising institutional activities in such diverse areas as athletics, placement, student financial assistance, the conduct of educational programs and activities, facilities, i pioranri aged, hospitalization, and support for the arts and humanities. DIMINIMIFI) public Ot .INN and weed seeds placed question in a coniKist remain viable anil gennmate when use the com Hist ?" The answer to the above question ( annul be .niswered with a yes nr a "no" U'cause some seeds have a haul seed coat and will still germinate after going through the heating pun css as Ithe couiKist breaks down nr goes through the (cimcntulioii pun-cssThe softer seeds such as grasses and most viced seeds will not lie viable but hard seeds such as that novmus weed "Alorning dory" will come through alive. Fven though we sav some seed' will not be viable, we do not suggest that mature weed plants, diseased plants, m those covcied with insects Ik placed in the compost Keep in mind the smaller the pines that go into a compost, lit It Irrslt Imiiiy.ihI manure the sooner it will break down. will also help hru.tk the material down. placed in tlie 1 . comt 1 r'iLlv l)minlHr appre- Go. j: . f) :.t' k j: 1 m 1 ;r ft :r ;r I 1 :r ;r . :r j:' r fl fc b- - ;r As- ;r V ;r . i: J! :r ;r :r J! j: ;r j: ;r :r J :r y. ;r y. :r; j: ;r j: ;r j: - j1 1 fo A backward kick with either foot on n GO forward. Lean and torn. Squeeze the pedal propels the KICK and stop. KICK N GO from fc fa. fe fcv-Vt- - Dial direct anywhere in the continental United States. All day Saturday and Sunday until 5 PM or Monday through Friday after 1 1 PM and before 8 AM. ALL TI1KSK threats to the private sector result from the pursuit of appropriate and laudable goals, such as the promotion of equal opportunity, the protection of the consumer, the closing of tax loopholes, and improvement in the quality and quantity of services available to our citizens. As a result of decades of subordinating the needs of the private sector to the pursuit of other goals we now face a very .real prospect that the private sector wall cease to exist in our society unless it can arouse powerful support from our citizens and significant protection from our lawmakers. I charge each of you who has benefited from the independence, diversity, and resources of the private sector in education to lie defenders of private initiative and the private sector in every area of modem life. Custom made buildings to fit your needs engineered to handle all weather extremes engineered trusses for strength and rigidity attractive color combinations for beauty (white, red, gold, blue, green, beige, brown) basic design expandable at any time compare with cost of any other structure not a prefabricated building our professional crews build on your property highest quality control standards licensed and bonded all building colums and skirtings treated with to be flame resistant new osmose f ""TIMBERSTEEL I I ( div. 3785 So. 500 W. 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As individuals come to believe that a particular charitable activity has lieen taken over by the government and is supported by taxes, they are less inclined to support it with their contributions and their time. In addition, the financial base of the private sector is lieing undermined by present and proposed provisions in the tax law. As income, property, and other taxes have taken an increasing proportion of our national revenue, the special tax advantage granted to charitable contributions and private organizations have become an increasingly important source of reliance for all types of charitable giving. Consequently, we are now' in a position where slight modifications in the tax laws can have devastating effects on the flow of About (!mot (notion Tire Will uften asked. Tht Tra,,sn ilt 'r,MH',t Honda 1st A Dalliiill.Oaks I1,l 5 PM. Within Utah: 204 or less 1 1 PM to 8 AM seven davs a week. ) |
