Evening star., 1949-11-15
Blames Politicians for Debt 49,
Smothering Nations Baby Crop
rn the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
President Truman has chuckled with glee
over Governor Lehman's defeat OF Senator
Dulles. As head Of the Fair Deal, he halls
the victory as q mandate for his Welfare
State. But those Of us who fight hot wars
and stagger under peacetime taxes grimy
ask What price victory?"
The Lehman-Dulles imbroglio was fear
full preview of how intolerance can come
to dictatorial power through class hatred.
Both politicians debauched any reputation
they may have had for craftsmanship. The
victory was victory for those who believe
the end justif1es the means
Mr.. Truman considered Candidate Leh-
mans victory so essential that he rtSked
severe damage to our bipartisan foreign
policy through defeat Of Senator Dulles,
and Senator Dulles thought so little OF its
vital Importance that he made 1t table
stakes in as dirty a cut-throat gamble as
this Nation has witnessed since Reconstruc-
tion The voter had Parthian choice.
In order to win, Candidate Lehman took
some 'discounting exceptions to President
Truman's Fair Deal-Welfare State pro-
gram. He definitely deleted love-honor-,
and-obey. Candidate Lehman voiced dis
sent from President Truman's compulsory
state.medicine program and from the Bran
nan plan. The former shared the wealth
by guaranteeing everyone blank check In
tax-subsidized health benefits. The latter
bribed voters by promising top prices to
farmers and bottom prices to consumers.
The Fair-Deal- Welfare State was to provide
the magic whereby the Nations wealth Is
confiscated from greedy, selfish interests"
and shared with the deserving people who
vote right.
How Mr.. Lehman Compromised.
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Truman's clever scheme to make doctor
workers the first indentured servants on
the treadmill Of his wealth state.
To win, Politico Lehman said mo" to tax
subsidized signature loans to win farm votes.
AS wealthy banker there were sensible
limits to Governor Lehman's approval Of
fraudulent fiscal policies. The absconding
In Wall Street might take his approval
seriously and Banker Lehman wake up
poor man. Seemingly MFR. Lehman has
realistic ideas about the trust the dispos-
sessed should place In Mr.. Truman's share
the-wealth state. Politicians are only reck-
less with other peoples money. Banker
Lehman is to be commended for protecting
his own.
Politician Lehman's cagey attitude on the
Presidents health and farm policies prompts
an invitation for weary taxpayers to take
paper and pencil in hand. Let us calculate
swhat we could do for the Nations health
with tax money that went down the drain
to buy farmers votes for food subsidies:
Last year 500. .000, 900 went to support pota-
to prices. Suppose we had supported our
baby crop instead?
Last years baby crop totaled about 3,715.-
900, and 2,794,281 Of these babies were born
In our deficit-operating hospitals. Had we
paid doctors SIS for each delivery and pro-
vided each mother SIS day for 8 days
Of adequate disqualification. the total cost
per baby would be $195. The 1904 .000. 900
potato-support tax subsidy would have paid
the full fair average cost Of delivering
1046,153 babies.
Authoritative information from the
Bureau OF Agricultural Economics estimates
price-support subsidies will cost taxpayers
total Of $500. 100000 this year. At $195
per baby this would subsidize the safe de-
livery Of 3.076.910 babies. That Is Z fair
estimate Of our 1850 baby crop.
Desperate taxpayers who receive the
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