The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-29
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HAHtA NtA"A 8AtAt tAAE ~
called federal excise tax-oI
talnHs like railroad tickets, lug
NsNe. amusements telephone ser
sies. ie0olry and furs? They
wera Increased by leaps anC
hasnlis during the war. Isn't i
aIHel time they returned TO thu
nnrmsi pcacetiIne level?
TIE taxpayer-and that in
siulIes iast about everybody In
go United States-may get some
eaNaFiy awaiied enlightments or
thea1 and related items after
Eangfrss reconvenes next week
a. ln the past. the start Of the
$3.50 session will be highlighted
~ ihrne important messages from
Is Whlte House. The President
mal heain with has State of the
unian mrssage--dlle % be sent 10
Canarnss next Wednesday. Con-
sfHm Will recnnvene on Tuesday,
Afier the State Of the Union
maasare viii cosne the PRESIDENTS
foaanGac report and his budget
nNaaee So important are these
aaesaees that the President has
sfeni pgsrficaily has entire Christ
cas- tataiIon - including his
Flwkia holiday az Key West
ae aina whai he viii say. There
hsNe hnen repeated consultations
HFiNaen the President and his top
HHnHaie sdvlsers in and out of
C0nafrss. The Secretary of Com
asite. Charles Sawyer. has just
asMnplrtsd q report on his travels
afand the cuuutFy Interviewing
iaInf isaaers. business men and
ea1iie nflirials-trying TO find
aal Mhat theY think Congress
sfaalt - o. promote business
plnepefiiF and continued full en-
fgneni "a good pay. And even
81 fha lace date the President is
saIlI Uolkina on the three mes
ss9rs he'll send b Congress. He'll
aaik "a ever with his cabinet
CASTS ~ = special meeting tomor-
go
IL piansng his budget message
500 essmamic report. the Presi-
afnf hes becn caught between
iaa fifes Ca the one hand. he is
NtsliErd - carry out his domestic
muafaln. more Social Security,
ssilanal Health Insurance, Gov
sltsnfui backed housing and all
So fest Neither he nor any of his
aisisera had ever denied that
f11se and other features Of the
fsn Deal program are going to
esi muueY There Is no disagree
a8ul o. that
Ihr peiut a issue is whether
- NJ 49, tax money collected
g. tl.Nse Purposes will be money
wsN spent The Democrats say
fe End thc Republicans, no"
$40 = view toward next years
EanEfr saianal election campaign,
a. Nefsttllcans started talking
Fentrmqiaoiialy about what they
sIlfa President Humans idea OF
Welfare State" Then il be-
gamn the Truman "Poorhouse
HtatfH and now. IA the language
81 hepahilCan senator Robert
TAR. ta lhe "Handout State.
Ihe Republicans have made it
ssFF cleaF that once again. they
nirnd g. attack the Truman adj
aslnisifafion Coz is spending pro-
Efsn Sognc of the old slogans
isam ies8 are being resurrected
49, use tn 1850 High Tax Har-
H iuT example. And new ones
$50 tFinE Invented For its part,
fff administration IS fighting
riEhi hafk Attending is Social
welfare pTogram and az the same
tNa calllnn for economy in gov
ksnmenf al the way down the
Haf And that's where the Presi-
afni b tHina forced into a kind of
fasEltna aci where he has to
ksisnrr additional government
affrhra and the extra cost they
sHfaN against pressure for cuts in
Easrfnnfut spending
49, uha except his closest ad-
tIffa asst the President himself
kana ekartiy what kind of a tax
FfaEfam ts.ii suggest 10 Congress.
~ pIesiicni has indicated very
fIfafir that he'd like 20 see a
haianrud budget next year. He
as nut sci indicated how he
aant. o. balance the budget With
Nhifr Hausc approval, the Sec
fataft ~ Commerce has publicly
asrrtrd that = reduction in the
aaffur excise tax would be a
miahtr time thing for business
afnfraiiY and for millions of
afksrs who depend on business
g. Vrar round jobs al good pay.
Tvs Federal Reserve Board is out
siif . reuurt showing that Amer
nan families pay out Just as much
GA federal income taxes as they
ssrnd IN automobiles and furni-
tsl4r and household appliances
frsrn vacuum cleaners TO televis-
san sfts.
And here's another straw in the
atnda statement from Con-
efvssman Robert L. Doughton OF
~ Carolina. q member Of the
prmidenis own party and chair