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Show EASILY UNDERSTOOD England, France and Italy, and a few other nations that are owing Uncle Sam billions of dollars fail to understand why, since we have always been such a generous nation, we can't mark the debt off our slate and call it even. One reason is that we bonded ourselves for this money that we loaned them, so that they could carry on their end of the war, and now we are raising that money in the form of the stiffest taxes any nation ever paid. If they would return the money they owe us, or even pay the interest on it, is would cut at last one-fourth off of the taxes of every man and woman in America, and allow plenty for. a bonus for our own soldiers. That's why we're not follish enough to wipe out a debt that is just and honorable. Any school child can understand why we are going to make that "kick" a little more yigorus unless they show an inclination inclin-ation pretty soon to pay a few installments that are long past due. |