The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-06-05
Equality

Equality
It would seem that the members congress- considering
the bill utterly unconcerned with what is declared
particularly by campaign orators to be one OF the undame
tai precepts democracy The word equality appears
to possess little meaning to them
We realize course, that when speak of equality
under our economic SYSTEM euphem
zng; using oraorica effect and nothing else as mo-
thought will bring the inevitable conclusion that there
is nothing of the kind in existence
Where example, you find anything approaching
eoatv in the proposal to tax single mans of ten
dollars the married mans income of twenty-five
dollars a week? To the with hundreds or thou
sands of dollars week will also taxed probably
basis greater percentage So that equaty
everybody contributing in proportion to the amount they
make.
the application of simple arithmetic insofar equality is
cerned 49,
an income of S25 week taxed 10 percent of his weeks
salary married with income of 500 week
is per cent and another small big shots taxed
75 percent of his income $500 week. Now let's what
the final is and if it spells Equality in living, in OPP
portuny the children of these men, or IN anything else
that goes to make for living.
The man with the income of $25 week will have left
after paying his tax BILL $225o with which to house cohe
and himself and his family and educate his children Inc
man 500 week income after paying his enormous
tax per cent will still have 500 to do the same thng
as the man paying the 10 tax must do S225O
And the midget tycoon the income of $500 week will
have 1925 what the others must do even after pay
ing staggering tax of IS per cent OF MS Does a
net result spell equality to you?
The President has recommended that individual incomes
he limited to s25 900 year. after payment of
taxes levied The to have missed reading
or hearing about that recommendation Apparently they
considered nothing little persfage on his part though
he cannot indulge such in his messages to the
and there believe that he intended
will be few members OF congress VINO VIII
champion such legislation
The sad discouragng part of it all that the vast
majority the great American public who haven't the pro-
verbal Chnamans chance get within smelling distance OF
S25 year will not insist upon congress passing
anv legislation like it, They will rather tighten their belts
another notch forego necessities and share
completely out proportion of the costs of the war And
the boys will get still fatter
To sure will find their purchases of defense bonds
highly pubicized indicating their great PATRIOTISM and
John O. Public will nod his collective head approvngy and
saw Tha fellow Gotrocks, doing his part all right
What John fails that he is going Gotrock
interest on his display of patriotism for many years to come
IF Won remind John of this he'll probably Yep that
doesn't seem right it? But that Gotrocks is plenty
smart isn't he? then take another hitch IN his belt and
pod along pay and while Gotocks collects and col
lects Is that equality? :. !,
There something exasperatng and magnificent IN the
stocs of the run of the American His apathy toward
the hardhp he of the fact that change OF con-
dions lies within power is deporable His belief that
Tomorrow NAV bring surcease his is fatuous optimism
His answering faith perfection of the American social
and economic system magnificent in its simple creduty
It is automatic the public going to get just what
if demands from congress; that and no more.
Until the pressed majority OF American citizens de-
mand eoualtv will remain just adumbratlon; thing
with an alurng sound without substance in American
life.