Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-02-15
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Over twice as many. Therefore,
Illinois receives more than twice as
much money from the federal govern
ment as does Minnesota, and need not
return any of it. If there were uni
form lien law affecting all 48 states,
there would be no discrimination so
far as states are concerned; however,
this is not the case, and the present
law is not good business for Mime
sofa.
Three states, Oregon, Kansas and
Florida, that enacted old age assist
ance lien laws, later repealed them.
Why Penalize the Many?
| AS for the Sinking of responsible
| ity by children toward their parents,
l doubt there has been much of that
1t is easy to cite an outstanding case
of son earning $4,000 year, resid-
ing in New York, and neglecting his
parents in Minnesota. But, where
there may be one or two such cases
of son or daughter earning $4,000
or more, annually, there would be
SO who earn far less and would have
difficulty in taking care of more than
their immediate family needs No law
should penalize SO percent of the peo-
pie because of neglect or disregard by
percent.
am not as young as some state
officials, but do not believe that
today's youth is calloused toward old
age. There may be the occasional
young man or woman in Minnesota
who does not help his or her parents,
but, from my own observation, l
firmly believe that our Minnesota
youth still love and honor their par
ents and heed the time-honored adage
respecting youths duty toward moth
er and father.
Example in Rural Credits.
A modest home that has been
owned by family for maybe 80 to
40 years is valuable so long as it re-
mains home. 1t may have been
built for one thousand dollars, fifteen
hundred, or two thousand dollars, and
| after many years of use, could not be
sold for much money if that home
came into the hands of the state.
The lien clause on homesteads will
make for much legal ENHANCEMENT.
The value of the home in dollars being
small, there will not be much left
for the state after all legal fees are
paid, for, certainly the federal govern
ment will not pay legal fees when
it does not require lien on the pro-
perty.
The lien clause cannot be justified
if old age assistance or pension is
compensation on the basis of need
for services rendered to society by our
aged people. The lien law is decided
ly unsocial.
The state of Minnesota acquired
plenty of property, and, goodness
knows, plenty of liability, through the
State Rural Credits. Let us not have
another such mess!
Federal Money POurs In.
With so much unemployment as
prevails now, it has been necessary
for the various states and the federal
government to make larger tax COL
lections during the past half dozen
years than previously.
The State of Minnesota receives
far more tax money from the federal
government than we pay in federal
taxes. During the past seven years,
Minnesota has received from the fed
eral government nearly 100000, 900,
or an average of $1OO,00O0O0 a year.
In the fiscal year ending June 80,
1889, Minnesota received over S127,-
100000, or 1872 million dollars more
than during the fiscal year 1888.
This does not take into account
loans made by the federal government
in Minnesota to the amount of over
$40, 100000 during the fiscal year 1888
and over S36,OOO,OOO during the fiscal
year 1882
Greatly Increased in 1889.
The facts are that the total fed
Ci al looiiS diiA 81 diitS III AiiHlCSOtd
during the fiscal year 1889 totalled
S28, OOO, 900 more than during the fiscal
year 1888.
1t seems that even our youthful
state administration needs, and gladly
accept the aid of their elders in the
federal government.
If the state of Minnesota raises
III million dollars in taxes and spends
ITO millions, but receives federal
money to the extent of over 127 mil
lion dollars during one year, we come
to a realization of the seriousness of
our problems, local state and national.
In the face of these facts and figures,
it hardly behooves anyone to boast of
having balanced the state budget.
have presented these facts that we
may give serious thought to our finan-
cial situation and our everyday prob
lens. l am firmly convinced that the
ultimate solutions of our social and
economic problems will come, one by
one, by and large, from our rank
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