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Show Ben Lomond Beacon, Sept. 14, 1978, Page 2 2 IEEE f the Ben Lomond Beacon is published each' Thursday. Deadlines for each weeks issue is Monday at 5 p.m. We welcome all articles from those who wish to contribute. Business office is 5388 So. 1900 W., Roy, Utah Phone 825-166- 6. Tax Revolt J Hov ard Stahle Mrs Bonnie Stahle Sue tllen Sims . . Publisher . American history records a clear picture of the disposition of U.S. citizens against unnecessary or unwarranted taxation. In 1767 Parliament imposed the Townshed Acts which placed duties on imports from agreements England. were signed immediately by several colonists in what later became known as the Boston Massacre. As a result of this fierce rejection, the British repealed the Townshed Acts, with the exception of the Tea Tax. In 1773 the colonists had had enough of that tax, too. They threw a shipload of tea into Boston Harbor in what was called the Boston Tea Party. In fact, such problems served as the catalyst for the American Revolu- Manager Advertising Editor . Carol Shaw Correspondent Non-impo- BY SUE ELLEN SIMS BEACON EDITOR In twoweeks I will be leaving the North Ogden area and the Ben Lomond Beacon. I have found that the people of Northern Weber County to be friendly arid helpful in most respects. I hope that the new editor will find willing helpful people to further the Ben Lomond Beacon. A good weekly newspaper for your area cannot be accomplished overnight or by one person. If it were possible, the Beacon would be 20 pages each week, the desire was The two there, but I cannot do everything by myself. correspondants are very helpful and the paper could not be put out without them, but even then, we cant know about everything that is going on. The Beacon needs a church page-b- ut after many letters to the bishops of the area asking for help with church news, I have gotten no response. We would love to have missionary news in the paper, but I dont have a direct line with the rt tion. After more than 200 years, tax revolt is still part of the American system, and there seems to be a rebirth of "Tea Party thinking across the nation. Americans see "big government" conjuring up solutions to problems from faraway Washington, and they are fed up with increased taxation which seems to foster governmental waste, extravagance, and inefficiency. It is as if the Congress were once again preparing to vote on the Townshend Acts and King George was in the White House. Hard to believe? Then ponder the language of the Declara non-existe- Band sets Want ads make cents... programs Church office building. The North Ogden City Council has been very willing to help in all ways. They have been courteous and very informative and Ive enjoyed working with them. Local business stories are also needed to make the paper more interesting. But, my ears do not cover the whole county and sometimes I do not know when a business is really boomin or when a new business is opening. I need some tips from the people who live out in the North Ogden and Pleasant View - An American HILL AIR FORCE BASE--T- he sounds of rocknroll jazz, Air Force style, will be heard in the Ogden area, Sept. 16, 18 and 19. The Air Force Academy Bands newest performing ensemble, "Blue Steel, will play at Weber State College, Ben Lomond High School and Ogden High School. All engagements are free. The Weber State College engagement will be in the areas. am sure that most of the people that gripe about the Beacon, could make the Beacon at least one more page every week if they would just call in and tell the editor what is happening. Then they could really say that they were concerned citizens. If you are interested in seeing the Ben Lomond Beacon become a better newspaper-ge- t involved. After all, the paper is out there for, you!!! I Union Ballroom at p.m. on Saturday; Ben Lomond High School auditorium at 8 a.m. and 12:45 pm. on Monday, and Ogden High School, 8: 15 a.m. and 12.50 p.m. on Tuesday. 8 Heritage Independence: "He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance." The involvement of proposed new taxation has literally stopped action on a energy biM, while at the same time $1 0 billion has been spent to create the new Energy Department. Congress, while symbolically cutting individual and corporate income taxes, has increased Social Security taxes, to levels that could destroy business and free enterprise. EPA, OSHA, BLM, HUD, and officers from a thousand other agencies seem to be harassing our citizens. In order to survive, many now scorn productivity and growth because it will mean more regulations from a government that seems unresponsive and incapable of human feelings. The people are resonding to this with the attitudes they inherited from their forefathers in Boston with tax revolt. They are casting their votes for people who have records or are replacing their representatives with a breed of new colonists who are again out to stop King George and his Parliament. a They are intent on federal government that works for them instead of against them. tion of much-neede- d tax-cuttin- g 825-166- 6 rise again in a few months, ought to be item on the new black agenda. (Feulner is president of The Hentage Foundation, a Washington-base- d public policy research organization.) 1 111 Blue Steel plays original material written by members of the group as well as top popular songs. The goup has been performing since 1976. PROPOSAL FOR A NEW BLACK AGENDA By Edwin Feulner Without demeaning the work of the Congressional Black Caucus, there is a perceptive new mood in the black community that the tired old liberalism of the past just hasnt worked. . . . one need only reflect on the Caucuss own claims its criticisms of Washingtons unresponsiveness and ineffectiveness as far as black interests may be concerned to see that there is no lack of visible needs to satisfy, write Lorenzo Morris and Charles Henry in The Chitlin Controversy: Race and Public Policy in America (University Press of America, 1978). Even Detroit Congressman John Conyers, Jr., among the most liberal members of the House, sees the handwritWe have just crossed into a new era, he told ing: Washington Post reporters William Greider and Harold J. Before, we never had to argue economic theory Logan. with a black on the other end of the issue. We were always the workers, the poor . . . They were always the managers, the wealthy . . . Great. Very simple. Us versus Them. Now it ain't so simple. Because some of them is now us. attenOne of them who is receiving tion is economist Walter E. Williams of Temple University. After receiving his doctorate at UCLA, Williams returned to his native Philadelphia where he became associate professor of economics at Temple. He is also a Distinguished Scholar at the Heritage Foundation. Ask Williams about the need fora black agenda, and his talk moves to the minimum wage law, trade licensing restrictions, and other government policies that, he feels, hold blacks back. He sees the mandatory minimum wage, for example, as a major obstacle to full minority employment. . . workers who are more disadvantaged by minimum wage legislation are those that are the most marginal. These are workers who employers perceive as being less productive or more costly to hire in some sense, than other workers. In the U.S. labor force there are at least two segments that share the marginal worker characteristic to a greater extent than do other segments of the labor force. The first group consists of youths in general. They are relatively low skilled because of their age, immaturity and lack of experience. The second group are some racial minorities, particuthe youth, wljo not only share the handicaps of youths larly in general, but are further burdened by unusually poor c schooling, racial discrimination and other factors leading to lower skill levels. While low skills can explain low wages, low skills cannot explain unemployment without some kind of interference by the government, Williams argues. In effect, when the government mandates that a higher minimum wage must be paid, regardless of a workers skill level, a certain number of jobs at the lowest levels are destroyed. As this happens, it becomes even more difficult for workers with limited skills and a weak educational background, such as young bldcks, to enter the job market. the abMoreover, it becomes a vicious cycle, because sence or presence of early work experiences have effects which may spell the difference between a successful or unsuccessful future work career." Professor Williams words are strong stuff. Maybe repealing the federal minimum wage, which will ... We Do SVlore With Less $$! PRICES EFFECTIVE THRU SEPT. 20, 1978 Center Cut Great tor Hamburgers Pot Rump BEEF GROUND WITH BEEF HEARTS SUPER BURGER Tender Beef Rump Roast FOR MBS. OR MORE Lb. 34-lb- . 34-lb- . ASSORTED MEAT Stack A. Aitt. Root Burger WholaCut Fryer Center Pork Steaki 15 16 lb. tomb Chop lb. Beet Rib Pork 1Slbt Pur Soutane ALL ORDERS ARE - 90 Lb.y French Style Pork Spare Ribs Club & Lean, Tender - Fresh Bread SLICED BACON counter. We alwoys have a live butcher to give OPEN 7 P.M. 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The Foundation study analyzed the three major tax limitation proposals now under consideration in Utah. It pointed out that these proposals probably will be brought before the 1979 Utah Legislature for consideration. Some of the plans might even be submitted to the voters in 1980 for decision. One proposal patterned after the successful proposition 13 initiative in California would limit property taxes in Utah to 1 per cent of an artificially defined market value. This plan would reduce Utah property taxes by approximately $64 million. Because the proposed initiative would understate true market value by 36 per cent, the 1 per cent limit actually would equate to 0.64 per cent of actual market value on the average. Among individual counties, the limit could be as low as 0.28 per cent in Sanpete County and as high as 0.95 per cent in Juab County. According to the Foundation, some legal authorities have raised questions regarding the constitutionality of Utahs proposition 13 plan. Thus, even if the initiative is eventually approved either by legislative or voter action, it could be later overturned by a court decision. Since the California proposition 13 initiative amended the constitution of that state, the constitutional questions there are less obvious than they are in Utah. The Utah State Constitution, however, cannot be amended by voter initiative. Foundation analysts indicate that the proposition 13 plan for Utah would tend to perpetuate existing property tax inequities and create some hew ones. A two-tie- r system of property taxation would be established where property which had not changed ownership recently would be assessed the taxed at a lower rate than properties which recently changed hands. Another proposal by a group called the Utah Tax Limitation Committee seeks to limit taxes and spending in Utah through a constitutional amendment. Under this plan, increases in appropriations and in property taxes would be limited to changes in per capita income and population. If the Tax Limitation Committee proposal had gone into effect ten years ago (1965), state and local revenue (excluding Federal aid) in Utah during 1975-7- 6 would have been $192 million, or 20 per cent below the amount actually realized for that year. Over the 6 decade, the cumulative reductions resulting from the proposal would have totaled $812 million. The plan also would have limited property tax increases, especially during the past three or four years. To meet the growing demand for tax reduction, the Governor submitted his own tax limitation plan. It contained the following elements: 1. An overall property tax limit of 1 per cent based on true market value. 2. Reductions in 1978-7-9 spending levels amounting to $15 million. 3. Maintaining state support of Utahs public school program at 75 per cent of the overall cost. 4. Extending the property tax circuit breaker program to all families in Utah with incomes btlow $20,000. The Foundation study points out that while the Governors program wouid make some sweeping changes in Utah state and local finances, it would be the most moderate of the various limitation plans suggested. It would introduce an Income redistritution element in the property tax for households with income levels below $20,000 per year. Some individuals and many local units, however, would not even be affected by the plan. The program would necessitate state expenditure savings of $15 million to finance the expanded circuit breaker program plus an added $20-2million to finance the full 7S per cent of public school costs. 1966-197- 5 |