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the Government. the public and
the postal workers themselves.
Human Problems.
The third great purpose out
lined i've months ago was SYM
pathetic consideration Of the
human problems of our citizens
and practical assistance in solv-
ing them.
Our goal for every American
is better schooling; better hous-
ing; better health; and q rea-
sonable assurance against the
hardships of unemployment.
against the impact of accident
and illness, against poverty,
against insecurity in old age.
This threefold programme
tional security, economic. human
was the product Of intensive
effort by a multitude Of tech
nical experts and specialists.
Government employees and exec
utives, legislative leaders and
committee charm en-. They
labored diligently for months to
evolve measures sound both In
concept and in detail. These
measures were-and are-badly
needed to build the kind Of
America all of us ardently desire.
There is nothing partisan. sec
tional or partial about them;
they are for the security, pros
perity and happiness Of all
Americans.
In spite of highly publicized
distractions, Congress has been
hard at work. The difficult and
time consuming appropriation
bills not only have been acted
upon much faster than usual,
but the Congress has supported
the administration in its efforts
to reduce expenditures. Through
legislation recently enacted. our
people will have better highways.
Sitting taxes on consumers have
been eased. After more than
40 years of heated debate, the
historic 1t. Lawrence Seaway
project Is now authorized by
law. A mutual security treaty
with the Republic Of Korea has
been approved. These are but q
few of q number of major pieces
of legislation that have been
enacted.
But much still remains that is
of vital significance to every
American citizen. Tonight I
am addressing myself primarily
to a few of the important parts
of the program that are now
under discussion in the Congress
and in different stages Of the
legislative process.
Tax Legislation.
FirSt-the tax revision bill.
I remind you of the 81 billion
tax reduction already provided
to our citizens. The pending tax
bill will likewise benefit
all of the American people. It
is designed to accomplish a fair
er distribution Of the tax burden.
It will give more liberal tax
treatment for dependent chill
dren who work, for widows or
widowers with dependent chill
dren and for medical expenses.
It will help expand business &C
tivity and so create jobs
throughout the country and will
also give real encouragement to
small businesses. il
I cannot overemphaSize the
I attach to the gen.
eral policies and proposals COM
in the tax bill and
the need for its early passage.
I am sure you will agree with
me that the Congress should
enact this tax legislation, already
passed by the House Of Repre-
Some Of its benefits
will begin to accrue to the people
of our country as soon as en-
acted, because then. with tax I'M
certainties removed, investors,
and businessmen
will all accelerate their activities
thus creating new jobs and in
creaSing the national income.
Here is an added reason for
speed.
Farm Program.
Another pending measure,
vitality necessary to every citizen,
is the new farm program. Its
purpose is to promote stability
and prosperity in agriculture and
help assure our farmers a fair
share of the national income.
The Nations present farm law
encourages production of great
SURPRISES Of q few commodities.
and then it prices those COM
modities out of their traditional
markets. AS a result, the
Government must now spend
5000 an hour-every hour
just to store these SURPRISES. In
the last IL months the Govern
ment increased its investment in
price supported commodities by
$2.8 billion. During the next
IL months, the, present law
would force another increase.
One aspect of this amazing
process appears to be little
understood. Minority clamor has
concealed from the majority the
fact that a change from rigid
price supports to flexible sup
ports would affect less than one
fourth Of the income our farm
ers receive. Rigid supports do
not in any way affect crops that
produce II per cent Of our
farmers income.
Five months ago. on the adj
vice of farm organizations. heads
Of agricultural colleges, a host
of individual farmers and many
other experts, I recommended
that a new farm program be en-
acted by the Congress. This pro-
gram proposes price supports
with enough f1exibility to en-
courage the production Of needed
supplies and to stimulate the