Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-01-08

course, the entire set-up appears
cock-eyed to me. For instance, the
purpose of price control is to pre-
vent imitation and to discourage
the purchase of non-essentiaIs.
But, does keeping prices down dis
courage purchasing? No! The way
to discourage purchasing is to let
prices rise. But, you ask: How
about the prices of essentials such
as food? Well, strange to say, the
prices of farm products are not
being controlled! Even wages are
omitted because we cannot force
people to work" and yet wages are
the most important factor in set
ting prices. Bernard Baruch is col
rect when demanding the freezing
Ct everything on a given day
commodities, farm products, wages,
rents, interest, and profits. Fine!
But how can such law be en-
forced? Remember the bootleg
ging during prohibition days and
apply this to 100000 articles! The
answer is in having price control
apply to a few essentials and then
ration these essentials.
SOCIAL SECURITY
LEGISLATION
There will be a new tax bill in
1912. It will somewhat increase
corporation and personal income
taxes, but not seriously. Let me
again remind readers that all the
Congressman and one-third of the
Senators will be up for reelection
On November 8, 1912! There will be
serious attempt by the antrim
flation group to further tax lux
uries and unnecessary monde
tense products as the easiest way
to raise money.
Social Security taxes on wages
will be another easy way to get
funds. They are really sales tax
CT the most vicious kind; but the
name and promises which go with
them make them very difficult for
Congressman to oppose. Social
Security" is a poisonous pill, sug-
ar.coated. The United States can
easily commit suicide by taking
toe much "Social Security" poison.
Of course, one fair way to collect
more money would be for Congress
to put an excess profits tax on
wages identical with the present
excess tax on profits. This would
both raise all the needed funds and
put an end to the labor racket for
the duration of the war.
RENTS AND STRIKES
Rents will not decline during
1912; but whether to make long
or short leases is debatable. Those
owning large, old style house
should sell them during 1912 fol
any price they can get. 1 say this
because of the action of carpenters
brick layers, plumbers, and paint.
ors who are fast killing the geese
which lay their golden eggs. You
can no longer afford to make ovel
large old house into apartments
as you once could. Again / say
try to get out of debt during 1912
There will be fewer strikes il
1912. The strike business has it,
cups and downs" like the stock
market. Labor leaders, like Wal
Street bankers, strike while the
iron is hot; they speed up while the
going is good. With both labor
leaders and bankers, their jobs are
purely business. The business
of the average labor leader will moi
be so good in 1912 as in 1941. As
the tax payers of the nation (anC
this includes every reader of this
column) realize that during 1914
they lost about 100000, man.
days Tor five times the loss during
1940) the American people will
wake up and stop this nonsense
Statistics show that 1941 had g.
500 major strikes involving owe.
100000 workers. This is about
double the average of the preced.
ing five years. Congress should in,
sist on secret ballot by workers
before strike can be called.
FARM PRICES WILL BE
BETTER