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Show The. Paper That Dares To Take CLICHES OF SOCIALISM Foundation for Economic Education, Inc., lrvington-on-Hudson, New York a devotee of private free market, limited When property, government principles states his position, he is inevitably confronted with a barrage of socialistic cliches. Failure to answer these has effectively silenced many a spokesman for freedom. Here are suggested answers of the most persistent of the Cliches of Socialism. These are not the only answers or even the best possible answers; but they may help you or others to develop better explanations of the ideas on liberty that are the only effective displacement for the empty promises of socialism. e "Nobody is worth a This country may need a cigar; but it could good, five-cebetter use a hundred or so new millionaires modem Edisons, nt Wanamakers. vision Fords, Hills, We need men of who'll build Stand November 18, 1976 The Utah Independent Page 9 The day of deliverance earnings and profits will be taken from them. Second, low production automatically results when a government promises to give penhousing, medical care, old-ag- e necessities to all sions, and other whether have earned people, they them or not. How about the children and grandchildren lucky enough to be born in a rich family? Since they had no part in accumulating the wealth, should they be permitted to keep it? - For that matter, should any person be permitted to keep a gift from any other person? Before deciding, consider this: If, for example, the original Henry Ford had been told that he couldn't leave his money- to his children or to anyone else he wished, he might never have become a millionaire. He might have produced only a few thousand care instead of many millions of them. He would probably have closed up shop when he made his first half million dollars. Why should he attempt to earn more than that if he couldn't do with it as he wished? That may or may not be called a selfish viewpoint, but it is the philosophy that made the American standard of living the envy of the world. True enough, the biggest factories belonged to After the exhausting debates, committee meetings, resolutions and compromises, the Declaration was just about ready to be adopted. In this letter to his wife, Abigail. John Adams reflects the atmosphere among the delegates. Although the fourth (not the second) of July commemorated as the day of deliverance , Adams words are nonetheless inspiring. (Note: Jeffersons draft of the Declaration was debated by the Continental Congress from July 2 It was to July 5, 1776. unanimously adopted on the fourth, although New Yorks delegates did not receive authorization to approve it until July 15th. The formal signing was on August 2nd, and with some additional signatures later, 55 Americans eventually penned their and produce not little men who wish to divide and equalize. In this age names to this momentous document.) 3 July 1776 The second day of July,-1776- , "common man, will be the most memorable epoch we desperately need a few unin the history of America. I am apt common men.s to believe that it will be celebrated For the past 75 years we comby succeeding generations as the mon men have been increasingly would-be millionaires and great anniversary festival. It ought using our majority votes to millionaires. But for the first time to be commemorated as the day of penalize and hamstring the uncommon men of the market place, in history the workers who deliverance, by solemn acts of the persons who have the ability operated the machines produced devotion to God Almighty. It and ambition to become wealthy enough to enjoy a decent standard ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, by offering the rest of us a desired of living. few a doubtless true that Its sports, guns, bells, bonfires and product or service at an agreeable Spurred on by the millionaires were crooks. But since illuminations, from one end of this price. demagogues who are trying to con- the primary function of continent to the other, from this trol us by pretending to take care of government should be to stop time forward, forevermore. You will think me transported us, we're rejecting the original skulduggery in general, why didnt American idea of rewarding each government put the crooked with enthusiasm, but I am not. I person according to his merit as millionaires in Jail? Do you sup- am well aware of the toil, and determined by the voluntary pose the crooked millionaire-gangste- rs blood, and treasure, that it will cost were protected by us to maintain this declaration, and decisions of consumers who use in free market their own money a equally crooked politicians and support and defend these States. Yet, through all the gloom, I can economy. Instead, we're deman- government officials? The purpose of government is see the rays of ravishing light and ding more government ownership to protect every person's life, glory. I can see that the end is more and more government controls. In an attempt to justify this liberty, and honestly acquired than worth all the means, and that encroachment of property even if the property is posterity will triumph in that days If transaction, even although we government into the market place, worth a million dollars. we common men claim that no government performs that one should rue it, which I trust in God man is worth a million dollars; that function efficiently, it has done we shall not. when one man has a million, other enough. Reprinted from Pitney Bowes unThe honest effort of to persons are thereby reduced brochure, " Now Letters Helped men become common valid? to these claims Are poverty. Unite the States .of America". There are only two legitimate millionaires created new sources of ways a man can become a wealth. It didnt cost the rest of us a On the contrary, the millionaire by luck or ability. It penny. might be thought that the two are capitalistic millionaires created unrelated. But what about this new jobs and paid high wages to It wasn't the puzzling fact: "Luck and ability the rest of us. are so frequently found together. pampered and glorified' common For example, were the American man, but rather the defamed and ABORTION Indians just unlucky because they slandered, uncommon man, who didn't invent engines and find oil? put America on top of the world. IM TOO YOUNG TO DIE! Now the collectivists in Why didn't the natives of Iran and WE BUY SILVER COINS become millionaires America are illegalizing the Venezuela TOP MARKET PRICES themselves by developing their millionaires and dividing their AAA Trading own oil? Were they merely unluc- fortunes by the tax route. The 227 West 600 South The discoveries and collectivists are destroying the ky? Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 idea of American traditional of lucky 7 Phone (801) developments American capitalists have raised rewarding each person according living standards for peoples all to his merit as shown in a voluntary man will continue to produce over the world and have made society by a free people using their something we want at a price we're millionaires of the "lucky dis- own money. Theyre substituting willing to pay unless he has the the communist doctrine of "to each chance to make a profit, to become coverers and developers. ' The collectivistic coun- according to need by force of rich yes, even to become a millionaire. tries those following the com- government. In reality, though, the future That may be economics or munist philosophy of "to each achuman nature. cording to need by government prosperity of everyone including greed or just plain authority also never seem lucky the needy depends on en But its the dynamo that made the best-fe- d, d, enough to discover much of value couraging persons to become American people the d, and most At best, theyre millionaires; to build railraods, to mankind. in history. Why houses, and power plants; to charitable people imitators, not insist on equalizing we now should and Theyre more interested in dividing develop television, plastics, ourselves down to the standard of up the fruits of existing discoveries new uses for atomic power. The than in offering an incentive for ad- reason is simple: No man in a free living enjoyed" by the common Their country can make a million dollars men in other countries where ditional developments. have been policy doubly discourages produc- though the machinery of produc- capitalistic millionaires tion: First, high production tion without producing something replaced by collectivistic comautomatically decreases when the that we common men want at missars? Dean Russell producers know that their higher prices were willing to pay. And no of the so-call- ed . . 1 ing STOP 531-645- best-clothe- best-house- trail-blaze- rs. CARTERS CHIEF VISER Bv became ultimately - million dollars. Carnegies, A Paul Scott Washington: Among the advisers of President-Ele- ct Jimmy Carter the man to keep your eyes Texas bom on is a Atlanta lawyer. The rising political star is Jack Watson, chief of the transition team now laying the ground work for the new Carter Administration to take. over on January 20. In just a few weeks, Watson could easily become the second most powerful man in Washington according to information now being passed along to Democratic Congressional leaders. The lawmakers have been told Carter that Watson will be by named as head of the important Office of Management and Budget in the White House with expanded powers and duties. In addition to heading this powerful White- House position, Watson will be in charge of the - s President-Elect- plans for reorganizing the executive branch of the federal government. From these two vantage points, Watson will be in a position to help set the tone and shape the course Carter of the Ad- ministration during the coming four years. As the new Administrations major budget official, Watson will be able to influence decisions on all major new spending programs including tire proposed national health insurance program. The has said that he will push the health program "as the necessary funds become President-Ele- ct available. Decisions of how the federal budget will be split between programs and those in the domestic field will be determined to a great extent by the recommendations of Watson and his budget experts. defense-foreig- n Already Watson has forwarded to Carter for his consideration a memorandum entitled, "Federal Budget Issues. It lays out the options for the President-elec- t to consider in developing by February 15 an alternative to the budget President Ford will send Congress before he leaves office. This memorandum was one of more than two dozen prepared under the direction of Watson and which are designed to help Carter organize and plan the governments spending programs for AD- 1977. expected to take over the budget post within the White House. Kirbo, who is expected to continue to practice law in Atlanta, is known as "Mr. Outside. Friends of Watson say that he has been preparing to take over as Carter's number one government adviser since last spring. On May 11, two weeks after the crucial which Pennsylvania primary Carter won, Watson wrote the former Georgia Governor a memorandum suggesting advance planning in event he won the presidency. The memorandum was immediately approved by Carter and Watson was given the to begin recruiting a staff of 15 young academics and professionals to begin planning for his first year in office. Watson - has been closely connected with Carter since his successful campaign for Governor in 1970. After Carter took over the State House, Watson worked on his reorganization plans for state government. Governor Carter named Watson as chairman of the State Board of Resources. In that position, he supervised the Department of Human Resources, the superagency set up by Carter to handle the states health and welfare programs. THE KEY OFFICIAL Persons close to the President-elesay privately that Watson now has more power and' authority than any of Carter's other staff personnel. They stress that Watsons memorandums and briefing papers will shape most of the domestic programs for the new Administration. Although pictured as slightly left of center politically by other Carter aides, Watson appears to be a on fiscal matters. In private conversations with other adivsers of the President-elec- t, Watson has taken the position that the government's major spending programs should be before taking on any new ones with one exception. He believes some new programs to put people to work may be necessary immediately because of Carters campaign promise to cut unemployment. Along with being a controlling influence on budget and spending programs in the coming Carter Administration, Watson is expected to have a big say about personnel, including members of the cabinet. Prepared for Carters consideration under Watsons direction was a book entitled "Presidential Appointments. It contains dozens of names of persons who have been recommended in the last two month's for key positions. All of the names were carefully screened by Watson before being passed along to Carter. These are a few of the reasons why Watson is being singled out as the man to watch in the new Carter Administration. Note: A native of El Paso, ; Texas, Watson grew up in Arkansas and attended Vanderbilt go-ahe- ad ct middle-of-the-road- er Other memorandums on 24 uigent issues, ranging from ways to improve the U.S. postal service to welfare reform, were prepared by Watson's team of experts and are expected to wind up in Carters first year program. THE GEORGIA CONNECTION Considered to be one of the smartest men among the "Georgia group around Carter, Watson is a close political associate of Charles Kirbo, the g South Georgia lawyer is who known as the President-Elec- ts closest personal adviser. A law associate of Kirbo inthe Atlanta, Ga., law firm of King and Spalding, Watson has become known among Carter's other ad- University in Tennessee. visers as "Mr. Inside since he is graduated from Harvard School in 1966. so-call- slow-talkin- ed He Law |