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Show The Paper That Dares To Take A Stand Page 2 The Utah Independent March 18. 1976 mm The READERS Independent OUTLOOK TOM ANDERSON POLICY NOTICE Dedicated To The Constitution, Liberty, Morality, and Truth Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty Corinthians 3:17 d) . qfrimfYfivninrftitfiimmaiiimHMeiiMiimimaiMMMC KERSHNERS COMMENTARY By Dr. Howard E. Kershner The Social Security Tragedy Part I We want people, especially old people, to have more. We want our economic activities to be so organized as to produce the maximum amount of goods and services for the American people. In the long run, we believe that Social Security will mean less goods and fewer desirable services. Consider a few salient facts. In the beginning, the payroll tax was one percent on the first $3,000 that one earned. It has been advanced to 5.8 percent for the employee, and an equal amount from the employer. The taxable wage base has been moved steadily upward from $3,000 to $14,100. The maximum FICA tax (Federal Insurance Contribution Act) paid annually by an individual advanced 107.1 percent between 1955 and 1965, and 374.1 percent between 1965 and 1975. In order to keep the plan solvent, the tax rate and the tax base must rise rapidly as the pay-ounder the plan increases ' with inflation, the upping of benefits, and the increase in the number of beneficiaries. In 1950, 3.5 million people received $1.02 billion; in 1960, 14.8 million people received $10.8 billion; in 1975, more than 31 million people received about $70 billion. Thus, in 25 years the number of beneficiaries increased d and the amount dispersed, the same During period, the working force increased only 47 percent. ut ten-fol- 70-fol- d. During the current year, payments to beneficiaries are expected to reach $80 billion, an amount in excess of the payroll tax. We shall soon have to begin subsidizing the scheme out of General Revenue. In 1950, eleven workers supported each person receiving benefits. Today, three workers support each beneficiary. By the end of the century, it is estimated that two workers will be supporting each beneficiary. We are approaching the time when we shall be supporting ourselves and, in addition, an army of bureaucrats engaged in taking money out of one of our pockets, generously paying themselves, and putting what is left back into another one of our pockets. How will we benefit from that process? mm ! The l Utah's Largest and 57 Fastest-Growin- Oakland Avenue than 2 months 12 , Utah 84115 each 12 for $2.75 for $1.00 25 for $5.00 l I Independent 25C older 50 for $9.00 Subscriptions: - USA $10.00 per year Foreign $15.00 per year The Name Address L-- (Last) (Mddle) current needs. FORD-REAGA- N DIFFERENCES Dear Editor: During the New Hampshire campaign, leaders for the Republicans assured us that there are no significant philosophical differences between Mr. Ford and Mr. Reagan. (Foreign policy to . international under remain socialist control. Continued massive bread & circus programs, weakened defenses, inflation & excessive utilities & pretroleum costs, loss of rights & freedoms, under federal edicts for the serfs at home) Then a bevy of undeceptive world socialists (Democrats real no demonstrating philosophical differences) honestly frankly assured us that if the ., voters would give them the consent of the governed they will give us more massive government controls & taxation as usual. Many true Americans do have philosophical differences from & the international movement socialist its control with of political parties & canned public opinion for apathetic citizens. The Constitutional position calls for no entangling alliances. (That nasty simscare word ply means minding our business in foreign policy.) It calls for a very sm trim & federal limited task tablishment only es- to PROTECT life, liberty & property of citizens, & PROVIDE nothing far our political theatrical association has not given us a single free American constitutionalist to support at the Too many citizens are polls. apathetic being neutralized by propaganistic scare slogans or are too lazy to learn & understand proper principles in government. They permit the controlled parties & media to shape their political views. Would it be too immoral to suggest those who limit their search for information to the effortless I media stay away from the polls so that their votes will not assure slavery for all citizens? Remember free men desiring more & more for less & less can vote themselves into slavery, but slaves cannot restore freedom by voting. Really we plead with our neighbors to put forth effort & learn what is going on and help us restore to the posterity 1 citizens of AMERICA all THE LAND OF THE FREE! Sincerely, (Number And Street) (Staw -7 100 for $17.50 UTAH INDEPENDENT (First) and policies Thus Salt Lake City I I Assorted copies editorial else. Subscription Weekly g We like to receive Letters To The Editor. Frequently, however, these letters are much too long for us to use. For this reason, we are adopting the following policy: 1. Letters To .The Editor be should or typed (double-spacewritten legibly on one side of an 8!xll sheet of paper. 2. We will publish these letters regularly as space permits. We appreciate the fact that some subjects require more length. In such instances they should be submitted as News Articles and will be subject to our regular (Zip Code) Walter & Wilma Lichfield Roy, Utah 84067 HAD ENOUGH? Secret Why did Nixon go to Red. China? Its not because hes wild about rice. Hes wild about money. As should American businessmen, who Lenin predicted would sell the rope to hang themselves with, get deeper and deeper involved in strengthening the enemy by providing his needs (it a sweet profit), the Red Chinese will need a law firm located here. Nixon is available, as always. And dont forget, there are vast undeveloped oil fields off the coast of Eisenhower or anybody else except the President of the United States? The bureaucrats, with Service creature that Agents protect Jackie see the situation. Why did Richard Nixon go to Red China? For the same reason Richard Nixon has devoted most of his life: for Richard Nixon. This great anti- as a fresh communist, young Congressman, got involved in the Alger Hiss investigation and became an overnightHe a are just a rode that horse as long as it paid. He Khrushchev in the famous in Moscow. Next, as President of the United States, Richard gratuity under A labor pay-of- f. entered not but under graft, is services rendered. for There should be a law making it illegal for any federal office-holdto get any fees for any purpose from anybody. Our Congressmen, on the average, cost the American people more than not $400,000 each what including they get under the table, legally and any President in our history. He went to Red China and embraced in our name, the all-timurderer in er human history, Mao Nixon has done his utmost to .make Red Tse-tun- g. China respectable. And now hes back at your there again estimated that expense. Its Nixons trip has cost the - American speaking union, for instance, which wants to keep the Senator in its pocket, gives him a $5,000 fee to address its convention. Thus this little confronted killer Nixon did more Communism than on year engagements, some of which an t kitchen debate their pensions, chauffeurs, international junkets, etc., are ripping us off for billions of dollars yearly. A great furor has been kicked up with the news that some of the crooks heading up some of our biggest businesses have been bribing foreign politicians. Thats bad, and something ought to be done about it. But its not as bad as the crooks in our government who are being bribed here at home by corporations and labor unions. For instance, the Senate Minority Leader has been taking handouts from Gulf oil for years. So have two Democratic candidates for President. Some U.S: Senators make as much as $100,000 - about "standardizing their their guards, Rockefeller, probably the most powerful man in the world, went to Red China before Nixon did four years to her children, and Mamie East China. David ago, and Kennedy illegally. Had enough? -- American Way taxpayers approximately $250,000. Features Readers comments and questions are welcome. Please write us at The American Way Features," Box 1098, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 37863. How long are we going to stand foi this steal? n or twenty Secret Service agents went to Red China with the disgraced ex President. Why? Why Fift -- . If God be for us, who can be against us? Romans 8:31 ELECTION INFORMATION ELECTION INFORMATION - 1976 FILING DATES FOR PARTISAN OFFICES: April IS to May 10, deadline 5 pm. FILING DATES FOR June 30th (School Boards) NON-PARTISA- MASS MEETINGS: May 17, 1976 N OFFICES: |