Show CONCERNED WITH THE FUTURE dear congressman an associated press dispatch in my newspaper reports that the house of representatives has voted tax relief to all members of congress As one of your constituents I 1 am perfectly willing to approve your action if you will vote exactly the same tax relief to all of us back home otherwise you and your colleagues in congress are being unfair you are setting yourself up as a vested interest botin voting g yourself special tax exemptions not applicable to other citizens such action is not only unfair it is dangerous by escaping taxes that you have voted to levy on cc we the people you escape the financial problems that are constantly expanding part of our lives as government grows bigger you lose the common touch you cease to be a true representative of the people you become a special class you shirk carrying your part a citizens part of the tax load thus to you taxes lose their true nature their paralyzing effect their inherent danger we citizens know what youre up agabi against its tough trying to live in washington on a year with wit h taxes what they are and with inflation sapping sapp ing i the purchasing power of the dollar but if you think living in washington on is tough you ought to come home and find out what its like here on and and before taxes yes mr congressman it is high time to do something about tax relief but with your tax re lief for congressmen only measure youre not shooting square nor are you facing up honorably to a bad situation your trouble is that federal taxes are too heavy youre admitting that youre fixing things so these crippling taxes wont cripple you but we citizens are in financial trouble too what about us this letter is being mailed to my senators too they are hereby asked to reject the tax relief for congressmen only proposition together the house and the senate can cut your taxes and ours too by drastically cutting down the size of the federal government and by exposing and kicking out the grafters drafters gr and big spenders all the people I 1 know will back you to the hilt in this I 1 am writing out of deep concern for my coun arys future geo S benson pres harding college |