Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-08-15
By
Clayton
Rusch
Chairman

to their old Tricks, tnat Oh az
tempting TO make the stooges
of the corporations who are
sitting in the state and ma
tional legislatures look like
representatives of the people.
A case in point is their dis
tdrtion of the tax situation.
They have coined the phrase
High Tax Harry" applied to
President Truman.
Certainly the working
people, who comprise the bulk
of the population of this ma
ton, are overtaxed. 1t is OBJ
vious that the workers would
welcome some tax relief,
However, a soak the poor
tax bill which would save the
workers few cents a week
and save the billionaires a few
million bucks a week is not
the answer to the tax prob
lem.
Let us analyze how such a
tax program would work out
Taxes are necessary to pro-
vide public facilities and serv-
ices and pay off the national
debt.
During the depression when
the national debt was $780,
100000, the reactionary
politicians were crying that
the nation would go bank
rupt. Work projects and re-
lief were represented as ter
rifle drains on our economy.
Now when the national
debt is S268, 900, 100000, the
reactionaries claim that taxes
should be cut.
The result of such plan
would be the further reduc-
tion of the completely made
quate social security provi-
sions. The plight of the in
iured, the unemployed and all
types of pensioners would be
even worse than now.
Public educational and re-
creational facilities would be
greatly curtailed. All work
projects to provide for con-
servation of our national re-
sources would be drastically
curtailed. This would of
course hasten the economic
breakdown.
Increasing tax exemptions
would aid the wage earners
without giving the corpora
tions, billion dollar handouts.
We can rest assured that the
attackers of the Presidents
plan are aware of these basic
facts of economics. The Peg
lerS, Lawrence's, Mallon's
Bromfields and other apo
logists hope however to fool
the people.
The 80th Congress has just
completed a disgraceful ses-
sion. They have done nothing
to help the common people.
They have done their best
to serve the interest of the bill
lion dollar corporations.
In their infamous attacks
upon the living standards of
the people they have shown
too plainly whose interests
they serve.
They are correct in their
fears. The Taft Hartley law
and other slave legislation
may very well turn out TO be
boomerang.
Realizing this, they are at
tempting to becloud the is
sues and hide their vicious
attempt to turn back the clock
of social progress by attacking
the policies of President Tru-
man.
In order to assure the de-
feat of reaction it Is only
necessary for the people to
learn the truth, and then act
upon their knowledge.
We will not be fooled by
the attempts to smear the
public officials who represent
the interests of the people.
The gains lost by labor in
the last session of Congress
are not irretrievable, but we
must not be passive. Social
progress will not be turned
back If we will only recognize
the necessity for the common
people to take a more active
part in politics,
The reactionaries will con-
tinue to betray the people as
long as the majority of them
continue to take no interest
in politics.
AS soon as the workers de-
eide to exercise their sacred
right to vote the tide will
turn.
Let us swell the ranks of
PAC to a point where we can
bring our message before the
public.
When we do this, the stoog-
es of big business will no lon
ger be able to fool the peo-
pie.
We of CIO accept the chal-
lenge of the reactionaries.
We believe in, and will de-
fend the tax program of Pre-