Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-01-13

The sraves and issue this country
the of its of all
ably the least understood
At time when the Federal governments income is at
peak when the of by the
PeoPe w'fnouf Peeeoeh' Gays OF peace me haf0 u
able to make both ends meet running heavy deficit which
will be added TO the towering national debta debt which
direct obligation upon every with income piece OF
property, material resources OF any kind.
There is of course glib answer TO all this Tax the
rich and the rich busineset them carry the load for the
of us But the fact that could the rich into financial
extinction and the proceeds wouldn't close TO paying
+he BILL It the of millions with moderate the
few with large means~ho hurt by exavaeant government
But that is not the end of the story Something infinitely
nous quietly happening this country Taxes killing
economic growth.
recent article in Newsweek describes This Sales Of COM
stock in industry largely determine whether shall have
good fines bad expanding economy static economy
more employmen or less in the future Yet Newsweek saws
last trading stocks accounted for only four cent OF
+he national income where in the SIS prior TO 1890 it
averaged than 40 per cent This the magazine
would be impossible today them The money
that into the enterprises upon which living stand
ards and world leadership built being taxed out of
This but illustration of many that could be cited
Every individual whose is above the subsistence level
knows how Practically everyone talks
another the of government and how something
must be done But talk generally the beginning and the end of
This brings fundamental fact Wastefu, excessively
costly government is simply symptom Of condition Of over
whene Significance That condition be described
cold figures 1t exists in the minds and hearts Of the people,
the twenty years there change
OF government We have turned perform
tasks which always before the duty Of the individual and
the local community More and of look to government
protect homes for if unemployed and
through all the the cradle the We
IL provide and goods and The polite
for this gimme" habit is the welfare softer for
socialism The welfare state always leads Of concus
ions mpoveshes and enaves the people and subjects them
ruthless dictatorship, in Eastern Europe. Or finally the
rid themselves of its manifestations the voters
OF New Zealand Australia recently did But the
case the wealth Of has dsspated and The
tace ogovenmen have been tight that may take
generations TO
Therefore, taxation directly affects all liberties Excess
syey expensive government is always upereovernmen II
paernastic government II is, IN its advanced stages,
by fiat and decree II is its final stages govern
en+ by terror The Russian revolution fought in the
Of the And in that huge peoples state
medieval darkness. and real liberty is unknown.
The basic troubles of the world from want
another be charged much
Apowerful government simply reflection Of the loss Of in
dvdual sereiance initiative pride independence of spirit
the viii to wohe qualities which possible the founding
and the growth Of this republic We people, fortunate
that have not gone far the welfare state road
that cannot turn back We still ourselves from the
final disaster that has much Of the world But
people, must do it ourselves Big government will do
for We must ask ourselves this question: Are Wiling in
return for mirage of material security for which pay
through exhorbitant taxation TO sacrifice those liberties for
which have fought and struggled for thousand yea