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Show The Papdr That DarM Tor Take increased by an enormous amount from something like $75 billion a year to $286 billion a year. It's increased a' lot more since 1975, but I want to make the point that in 10 years we increased our spending by over $200 billion a year to help poor people. Well, it happens that we know about how many poor people we have in American because the society, maintains itself government those Basically, figures. from 1965 to 1975, the official poverty figures hovered around 25 million sometimes a few people more, sometimes a few less, but- it hasn't varied very much. In other words, we've been ' spending all that money to abolish poverty... and we have just as many poor people now as we had in 1965! And, just look at the arithmetic and youll see that if we had simply taken that $200 billion and given it to those 25 million poor people direct, each' and every one of them would have had a grant of $8,000 a year... which is an income of $32,000 a year for a family of four! We could have made all these poor people into rich people with that money! A Continued from page 8 Privacy Status of Women Under ERA The Equal Rights Amendment would strike down the traditional doctrine which has provided facilities for women in the past. The ERA separate public would force the integration of the sexes in educational dormitories, hospitals, prisons, juvenile detention homes, mental institutions, military barracks, and other public "separate-but-equa- The extremes to which federal authorities will go in the enforcement of such policies has been demonstrated in the administration of Title IX by OSHA. ERA proponents have even launched a drive to eventually integrate restrooms. Without waiting for the adoption of ERA, the U.S. Department of Labor published a directive in the Federal Register for July 15, setting forth the following mandate: "All provisions relating to separate facilities based on sex are eliminated. Separate facilities for each sex have no basis in sanitation standards." It was earlier contended that women have a "Constitutional right of privacy," which government edicts of this type seriously violate, but Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart declared, "I can find no such general right of privacy in the Bill of Rights, in any other part of the Constitution, or in any case ever decided by this court." . . . Insurance Status of Woman Under ERA Insurance costs at present are cheaper for women because the mortality rate of women is lower than men. Under ERA this advantage would be lost. Furthermore, the cost of accident insurance for young women under 25 would also be greatly increased because the liability rates would be integrated with those of young males who have an extremely high accident rate during this period of their lives. : Minimizing the Protection of Women Against Sex Crimes Under ERA All authorities agree that the decriminalization of many sex ' offenses would automatically follow the adoption of ERA. Laws dealing with seduction, statutory rape, prostitution, incest, and adultery would immediately come under the debilitating impact of ERA or be repealed altogether. The "Gay Rights" Movement Under ERA Passage of the Equal Rights Amendment is counted as a great boon to the growing lesbian and homosexual subculture group. ERA would give equal rights to homosexuals to marry, adopt children, teach in public schools, serve as school counselors, and receive appointments at all levels of the Armed Forces. Impact of ERA on the Social Stability of the So, if the poor people didnt get it, what is " happening to that $200 billion a year? Well, we are giving it to employees of the Government, For the many reasons already cited,' it would appear the adoption of the ERA as part of the Constitution would further erode the solidarity of the American family. For example, the virtual elimination of most offenses would inevitably encourage the.further development of a permissive, amoral society. This would definitely aggravate the fractional weaknesses which are already apparent in family life today. monitor their try activities, on the theory that : poor people have absolutely no experience in spending money and they wouldnt spend it correctly! Federal Now these Government employees that are getting the money are by and large not only better off than the .poor .people they work with... theyre a lot better the off than average the In Washington taxpayer. the average income of area, to sex-orient- ed . ERA Would Entail a Massive Transfer of Judicial Power to the Federal Government ERA Many Constitutional analysts have warned that the of judicial authority would transfer a tremendous amount Federal the to States the from government. They point out that ERA would transfer jurisdiction over marriage, property rights, divorce, alimony, child custody, and inheritance rights to the Federal courts. ty Women's Rights Which Already Exist Without ERA Over the years women have recognized that their equality In of rights needed legislative support in a number of areas. recent years this need has been effectively met so that the of the principle arguments originally used for the adoption the legal and ERA have ceased to exist. In other words, enforceable right of women to receive equal treatment with men in these sensitive areas has already been provided in a Chilian employee of the Federal Government is over $20,000 a year. The average income of an employee in private industry is about $11,000 a year, about half of what the Feds in than inflicting tremendous costs on the rest of us through the burdens that our on impose they mistaken economy and the decisions they are making. Stanton Evans When asked what he would do to solve certain problems, Congressman Crane gave some sound proposals: ( 1 ) H o w to reverse the threat to the family farm. Crane answered that he has already proposed a constitutional amendment to eliminate federal estate and inheritance tax. This would mean a loss of six billion in tax revenue. Crane reports that HEW has confessed to pouring seven billion down one single rat hole. (2) Asked about taxes. Crane insisted that we must stop deficit spending to stop inflation. With the natural increase in the tax revenue, we will be able to decrease taxes and increase military defense. (3)- To solve the energy crisis. Crane called for an immediate and total removal of regulations to encourage new exploration and development. He called for a moratorium on environmental regulations. (4)- As to matching funds for candidates. Crane would repeal all laws for public funding of campaigns. CONGRESSIONAL AGENCY ADMITS WESTERN TECHNOLOGY HELPS SOVIETS Congress Office of Technology Assessment has finally admitted that West technology obtained through trade has helped build Soviet military power. Among the items helping the Soviets military machines sold to the apparatus are: Precision-grindin- g Soviets in 1972 used for the production of ball bearings needed for the guidance system in their MIRV missiles. Large computers sold to the Soviet airline Aeroflot diverted directly to military functions. Direct diversion after modification of the U.S. built Kama River truck plant, altered to produce military vehicles. As the evidence piles higher and higher, the Carter Administration and the liberal leadership of Congress ignore this aid to our enemies. If these leaders, are unwilling to change, weTl have to change our leaders. THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME? Family employees who work with poor people! They counsel them and guide them and Washington are getting! Yes, the new elite are doing very weH under this system... and thats rib out all they , are doing, other l" facilities. anti-pover- ty anti-pover- Philip Crane Was Impressive in Iowa . - Federal January ,23,..1980, The Utah. Independent. .Page. 9 Stand" specific legislation. For example: Equal Pay for Equal Work The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 has already provided women the right to equal pay for equal . . It is reported military-intelligenc- that top officials period of e feel that the greatest danger will begin in 1980 and run througi 1985. It is during this five year period when they expect the Russians to use their to - support superiority conventional Soviet-Cubaforces in pursuit of national h objectives in the Middle East, the Persian Gulf, Africa, and Central The Scott America. Report, Aug. 27, 1979. . n oil-ric- This estimate of the future was also confirmed by an intelligence report obtained the 'through British, of a secret meeting which Leonid Brezhnev had with the Communist leaders of the East European countries. He urged the Communist countries to support detente . because he said it was working for Communist goals. Trust us, comrades. For by 1985, as a consequence of what we are now achieving with detente, we will have achieved most of our objectives in Western Europe... by 1985 we will have . consolidated our We will have position. improved our economy. And a decisive shift in the correlation of forces will be such that, come 1985, we will be able to exert our will whenever we need to. Answers To Economic Problems Christian Heritage Center VoSkS) To entreat what is unjust from the just is wrong; but to seek what is just from the unjust is folly. Plautus work, better paying jobs, equality of promotion opporunities and better working conditions. Equal Opportunity to Borrow mandated by the Equal credit opportunities for women was Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974. Equal Opportunities for Education Women need no longer feel restricted in their opportunity to enter the professions and receive the necessary education to do so. This was all provided in the Education Amendment of 1972 and the Higher Education Act of 173. Equal Opportunity for Employment These rights are carefully spelled out in the Civil Rights Act of lo5 and the Equal Opportunity Act of 172 and 1973. Should individuals feel discriminated against or feel that there has been an abuse of their rights in any of these fields, their remedy is available, and ERA, if approved, could not add one iota more to the protection of these particular rights. So Millions of Women Have Turned Against ERA It is an interesting political phenomenon that the ERA which was launched as a guarantee of equal rights for women has been defeated primarily through the initiative of women. It took Women awhile to realize what was happening, but when the light dawned, they went to work. Pray for the day when men will be as smart. |