The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-12-28

started for elaborate plans which have thus fal
proved unacceptable to the people.
The money for such a program reclamation or MVA cones
from the place. outside the state Montana For Gov
ernor Ford or anyone else to pretend it is all right
from without the state case Exclamation and
to take through organization which would take
all conservation and development of region VA)
absurd Anyone knows such twaddle and only
soogeons of the corporations interested will pretend other
The Montana Power company perfectly content that
the Fords the reclamation service the army engineers and all
the other Heterogeneous outfits pdde around with the
and Columbia developments because the Montana Power
bosses know nothing has nothing will
OF It, For the same reason they fight and fear the VA
posa because the IVA development demonstrates that
iona authority gets things done That accomplishment
desirable proved by the increase population
wealth. increase in productivity purchases and
sales of the IVA region situation undersigned by
comparison with Montana where precisely is true
Much is made of the amount paid by Montana Power
in taxes That sort of propaganda being pooned
the reading public these days. Think It
The Montana Power people who
buy electrical energy from the Montana Power company
those taxes Actually the fact that the IVA pays
lieu of taxes in the Tennessee River region than its prede
in interest the private companies ever did You
won't find that in the Mssouan the Standard or
other of the owned dominated newspapers Montana but
demonstrate the fact if you will letters to tax
agencies in the IVA region get the the
Federal Power commission
This matter peculiarly pertinent today because Mon
tana again faced with need for funds operate school
system Despite Dragging by Governor Ford have
gargantuan balance in the public treasury find him in the
next breath telling that needed school
funds except through the medium No other pub
lie in Montana has suggested that most dscr
inatory tax be imposed people, quite all right
exploit natural and ship the prof
its out of the state but is not right it, in the eyes of
the Montana Taxpayers ASSN the Montana Standard Mis-
souan Independent Record Billings Gazette and other
Gov Sam Ford ct al This run for non-res
dents and the blind beginning it. rank
and file of Montanans quite heavily enough already
they far than their share tax burden The
corporate interests which in Montana do If
the state Constitution and laws by legislature
give them favored tax position That why they operate
blind and confuse the people, that
governors and legislators that the preferred
ak position of the corporations not altered.
Sales taxes will raise money in large they
hese funds without regard the ability of taxpayers pay
md impose the heaviest percente burden upon
scape with the smallest payments Both the American and
french Revolutions found their base in taxes When
nyone advocates imposition of sales you ought look
motive because there always a mtve. Usually it is
somebody looking something for himself or that
7hich he represents but sometimes payment
ccepted in the past. :
What does all this jargon add to? Simply this
skeleton organizations by corporation belweth
people Montana going to be liberated
corporate plunderbunds, they will have them
elves They will have to join and organizations maintain
press that really free and informative representa-
to legislatures and and public officials who
and Until that day woman o.
Montana truly he she free In the meantime
people of Montana will next July the primary elections
candidates for representatives the legislature
counties for state senator When these candidates
seeking vote in the elections Of either
ask them whether they favor sales Nail CT
down sody Then your ballot in the polling booth
you will not be faced with the predicament in Novem
choosing between corporation candidates who
9TH favor the sales tax That going to be the next burden
Company politicians want to pile Montanans They are
ping sneak the guse of helping the sick
But they will stop the flow of wealth tn
surplus profits fro mpourng of Montana through
ofits exploitation Of natural Treasure in
can't to enough of its treasure to educate
children Were 1T not sckenlng would be forced to gu
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