The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-10-26

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Mr.. Editor:
Being old and somewhat dumb
would like some of the readers to ex-
plain few points l wish to clear up
I note the government proposes to
| take off subsidies on many farm
items and Mr.. Capper in his editorial
thinks farmers should be above ask
ing subsidies and have all removed
as soon as possible.
| Now l fail to see any difference in
fact between cash subsidy granted
to the farming industry and tariff
law granting professors and manufac-
turers the right to tax consumers or
all classes, and compel said consum-
ers to pay it while they, the process
ors, add it to price of the commodity
produced any possible profit OF foreign
goods brought Uneven though no for
eign goods are being brought IN, the
schedule is the same-and then by
law permit professors and manufac-
turers to declare no subsidy is paid to
big industry. In other words is not
a tariff granted to infant industry
not a subsidy of assistance the same
as cash subsidy, only paid in direct
tax by consumers, to help build up
industries now become monopolies and
cartels?
| also note that in cutting down
taxes the government or congress-
proposes to cut off part or all sur
plus profit tax of these tariff protect
ed corporations even though the great
er part of profit is derived from the
tariff tax collected from the people
as consumers Of course, farm edi-
tors in the class of Mr.. apper will see
the justice in such deal and prove
good lobby for big industry on the
floor of the senate.
Then again manufacturers and pro-
cessors can add the cost of advertls-
ing in farm papers to cost, then add
the protective tariff and the possible
cost of competing imports and compel
home consumers to pay it, hence,
breakfast foods costing the professor
1 to l. cents can be handed back to
the consuming public at 10000 ad-.
vance. The manufacturers of farm
can pay Capper's Farmer
and all other advertising mediums
prices, add it to cost of
add tariff and regular prof
it and make the farmer-consumer pay
the full price, and big industr1al1sts
tell the labor we will not share any
excess profit with them or any one
else, and force labor to strike or I'M
1ernourish his family and by so doing
limit production and force consumers
to pay any price monopolized indus
.ry demands they should pay in order
10 meet their pressing needs.
Is it not strange we as democratic
people send men to the floors of con-
gress as our representatives who are
n reality lobbyists on floors of house
md senate, and save big industry the
cost of paying them big wages as lob
,yists in the committee rooms?
Are our boys who have suffered so
much in this recent war going to be
Wiling to come back, replace the
money the congress will hand over as
jurplus profit tax to big industry
hat has already escaped draft and
made billions which was paid by gov
rnment through threats and strikes
f big manufacturers, when they, our
oys, know they must also pay the
onds that furnished the money that
ow is the property of aggressors and
l don't know. Will some
ne tell me? e. B. S.