The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-04-18

Had Enough?
All of remember the hue cry of the charlatans il
while price controls still in effect that they
the every shortage of that
conversion being entirely symed long they remained
that supply demand would goods
competition bring about lower prices Immediately Loud
est of these protestaons from the members of the
majority party congress- They spoke feengy
the burdens taxation coupled with scarcity of products
high prices and then asked the people Of the country if they
hadn't had enough. And minated of that if they
had majority control everything would be changed for the
better
shortly present congress price
trolls weakened and completely eliminated
for flexible ceiling rents and what has happened? Has
the law supply and demand worked? prices
lower result of free competition in the price field?
Every housewife in the land knows the those ques
tions though she may not understand the reasons
The profits of corporations in 1929 the banner year"
before the depression around nine billion dollars In
1916 their profits billion the first quarter
reports of the corporations the present year indicate
they gather profits exceeding 16 billion this year. And
existing demand consumer goods
evidenced by reports of high retail every thinking
realizes that the zenith has been passed and the
chasing power being rapidly depleted by high prices
the common necessities of life And the backlog of savings
by the working people during the years being transferred
into the Golfers of the producing distributing
tries in the form of exorban profits being garnered
The rising costs of necessities of life Clothing food and
shelter brought about this rakng
profits naturally brings demands for increased from
the workers struggling to maintain decent standard of
living their families until time greed
of industry curtailed there will be of
security for the workers. because gains they make
increased will be promptly taken away from them by
increased prices of the goods they buy And continual
ton OF the nflatOnary spiral will inevitably result in dis
astrous collapse of the entire economy.
Have you chad enough?
You all remember that you promised per cent
reduction in your taxes 1t apparent that this only
of those Campaign speeches. which carry lasting
meaning Actually of that promise what
oquay known as sucker ba and how the voters fell for
it. Have you noticed what has happened and happening?
The real tax reduction program proposed for the
benefit the the smaller the the smaller
the tax reduction Moreover the foreign policy
of the administration is continued the taxpayer will most
certainly have prepare for increase rather than decrease
in his tax payments
If to continue the policy Of supporting weak,
democratic governments such Greece with oans the
ture looks anything but bright for the American
Under the policy of the administration exempied by the
Presidents proposals aid Greece and the
for the ad there stopping point anywhere if foreign
policy to remain in the least consistent The four hundred
million is only down payment for Greece Then
have Turkey, dabbe the Balkans Korea
in China and everywhere where the people are
rebelng against controlled by the privileged
There will be endless calls for financial and probably military
assistance such taxpayer
pay and pay and pay until he pay
But by far most payment with which the Amer
taxpayer threatened the life of his daughters
the that must be the final outcome of the present for
egn policy That the payment that he cannot Afford that
the nation cannot afford
Have you chad enough Then begin plan to do
thing about it.
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