Show I l G ideas from other editors From the Newark Ga Courier zette Newark New York The trend toward reliance on the central government has been enormously enormously enormously enor enor- accelerated in a relatively relative relative- ly short period of tim time In the Federal grants to the states were confined to about 10 functions functions functions and amounted to only a year of which 75 per cent was earmarked for highways Last year these grants came to 2600 and covered 40 programs The fields of health education and welfare all historically local responsibilities responsibilities responsibilities re re- accounted for 75 per percent percent percent cent of the money i Along with this has come a drastic drastic dras dras- tic tie change in hi the tax situation Prior to 1913 there was little tax duplication between the f federal deral government and the states Now duplication is the rule rather than I the exception exception exception-as as witness personal income taxes corporate income 1 taxes estate and gasoline tax taxes s and so on Just what activities activities activities ties should again agam be regarded as purely state and local functions is is a matter in which there are vast of op opinion nion But it is obvious that very important changes must be made if anything resembling the oid old separation of powers philosophy which the founding founding found found- ing tug ing fathers fathers' viewed as the cornerstone cornerstone cornerstone corner corner- stone of our liberties is to be regained re re- gained We will have to work on the principle that nothing which is possible to accomplish on the state and local levels can be delegated delegated delegated dele dele- gated to another authority And that if it happens will be sweeping sweeping sweep sweep- ing adjustment indeed S f f From the Harvard Herald Harvard Harvard Harvard Har Har- vard Illinois In these days when so many of us are forever seeking handouts from the federal treasury treasury treas treas- I ury any organization which refuses refuses refuses re re- fuses government funds deserves recognition and honor The U. U S. S Olympic committee is such an an organization More than is needed to defray the cost of sending our Olympic t team am to the 1956 1950 games at Melbourne Australia But offers made by Congressmen Congressmen Congressmen Con Con- gressmen to introduce bills appropriating appropriating money for this purpose were turned down From the Webster Times Webster Webster Webster Web Web- ster Massachusetts From practically practically practically every source there are predictions predictions pre predictions pre pre- dictions and indications that business business business busi busi- ness in 1955 will be good Personal Per Per- Personal income is supposed to set new records in 1955 if 1955 if the experts have things figured out right In la addition the cost of living is supposed to remain relatively stable and may even go down a notch or two Meanwhile a pay increase for the armed services is likely and a heavier consumer demand demand demand de de- de- de mand is indicated |