The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1959-02-19
A MINUTE
WITH M!l

II would appear that our own
Senator Murray has come up
with another "dingcr" when he
Joined forces with Representative
DingcH Of Michigan to introduce
a national health insurance mca.
sure.
The measure appears to US to
m socialiS,ic in every respect.
and would force employers to
pay half Of the cost Of insuranc
for their employees. TIL" insur.
ancc would he in form Of com
picic health policy" covering the
cmplOye aud his entire family.
The bill Is similar TO one Of
which Murray was co.sponsor IA
years ago and which was
killed. IT.; uS hope this ON"
meets the same fate.
Insurance for employees is \
fine and rnrfirial program. as
long as it is conducted by the
employers who offer II as an
added incentive for employment.
hut 10 create legislation tina,
would make i, mandatory is step.
ping u little wide Of private enter.
nriSing and missing the mark Of
Democracy by quite q margin
Employers are already forced
TO contribute to unemployment,
social security and wOrkmcn's
compensation. plus q number Of
other paid for benefits for the
employees and that is just
about all the small business can
afford.
dur Senator seems to lose sight
Of the fact that II Is the many
small contributions" that is fast
contributing to the passing Of the
small businesses. We have enough
of them bordering on the social.
,>tic conform without being fore.
I'd 10 pay the personal household
bills uf every family employed.
Our state Legislators are ir q
mad scramble TO clean up the
mess Of bills confronting them
before adjournment time. All of
which causes US to wonder how
IN the dickens anyone could be-
expected to do justice 10 the job
Of lcgisla'ing in the shor, 80 days
the! are allotted.
We have been told by some
"f our state sOlons that they
can't possibly find time to ade.
qua,ely study the proposed bills.
:" consequently they aren't sure
Of wha, they are voting for i
and from the looks Of statutes.
Ne can readily see what they
mean!
Take the taxpayers money
and give him nothing" could very
veil h. an appropriate slogan
for this years huddlr Of law.
makers. We have yet 10 sec .!
measure Of relief for the tax.
payer. hut We find many under
the disguise Of saving the state"
II W. recall our history cor.
rcc:ly. many grca, nations and
many great rulers lost their pow.
"r through the power to tax. We
have always maintained that the
legislature should spend their
time revising or eliminating
some "f the laws they now have.
instead Of making more We nj.
ready have more laws on the
books than an Indian Medicine
Man can interpret.
The temperature has shown
some marked changes wi:.,ia the
past two weeks and the usual
mornin. conversation generally
starts with. how cold was Il this
morning."
The first thing one does lately
Is 10 run and check on the TEN.
pcra'urc when he crawlS out Of
the sack.
In the good old days" We
didn't have q thermometer out.
side every window. 50 Il was my
morning duty to run out and
stack my tongue OH tNc pump
handle n II stuck there.
mother poured . PAINFUL Of warm
water on II to loos" me. and Dad
put on hts fur coat when h. went
to work while I carried In snO
Their cord Of wood n my
tongue didn't stick. the temper.
allure was considered abovc zero.
Dad went 10 work In . light Jack
81. and. ! was relieved II carrying
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