Show THE TIiE TAX CONCEPT CONCEIT There is more to the thc continued continued continued contin contin- prosperity of this country countr than just the question of which political party part Is l in power or who is elected as our Chief Ex Ex- H Henry o 0 n r e y Vallace's Wallace's our past Vice-President Vice concept of the purpose of taxation was wholly wrong when he said in ill effect that tax monc money should be spent in order to win elections An Any elected official should oppose oppose op op- op pose any bill that is presented for forthe forthe forthe the purpose of creating a law If it that bill bilMs is not good for the Country as as a whole when viewed from the economic standpoint To vote yote any bill into law for the mere purpose of winning the votes of a group or a certain class of people Is a betrayal of the trust placed placed In officials by bythe bythe bythe the American people yet that has been done and is being done today way to stop it is for forthe forthe forthe the individuals of this nation actIng acting actIng act- act Ing as a pressure group to set a a. limit on what our state and national national national na na- na- na government is allowed to spend With an Increase of SOO in t taxation since 1930 and with the clamor by certain for additional money to spend ItIs it itIs itis Is very understandable that higher high high- er taxes are coming unless we individuals In Individuals in in- act In concert to stop once and for good this reckless and nd w wan wanton a n l' l to 0 n extravagance of Public Funds taxpayers mon mon- ey There is an urgent need for econom economy o in both State and Federal Fedral Fedral Fed- Fed ral eral governments This cannot be successfully denied Unless there is a a. substantial decrease in Governmental Go spending spending spending spend spend- ing the spiral of economic depression depression depression depres depres- sion will be to a Do point beyond control and we will no longer be In the position of the leading economic economic force of or the world world Indeed Indeed we may find ourselves economically dependent depend depend- ent on other nations There are other nations who would be glad to see that occur Today as a are r result e s suI u 1 t of the Marshall 1 Plan we we are supplyIng supplying supply supply- ing Britain with money to manufacture manufacture manufacture manu manu- facture products some of which are being sold to Franco Spain underselling American producer cost and thus throwing American Ameri Ameri- can labor out of work and costIng costIng costing cost- cost Ing our industries millions of dollars of loss in both hoth wages and profits This is only one example but by this process our people will be in a less favorable position to pay the taxes which our Government Government Govern Govern- ment claims wo must pay in order to continue continuo and advance the situation above outlined The next Issue will deal with the adverse element of our Marshall arshall Plan as It is op op- crated It is our duty to defend ourselves ourselves our our- selves b by whatever means possible possible pos pos- sible from a Tax program which is constantly expanding and expanding and from a national spending orgy which can only end In Ec Economic c Ruination Think k on these things gs Bill Baker |