The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-09-09
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this reason we are opposed to diminishing
local control by federal aid programs. We OPP
pose the enactment of any federal aid pro-
gram which would work TO the detriment of
the economic future of our State and our
people by substituting the economy of other
states whose taxpayers have chosen to assume
less responsibility for their schools
We recognize the Importance of and the
necessity for long-establshed federal pro-
grams, such as aid to federally- affected areas,
aid to Land Grant Colleges, and the Indian
Education Program, the School Lunch Pro-
gram, and the Smith Hughes and George
Barden Programs.
We oppose the re-enactment of the tempo
rary National Defense Education Act
We oppose the Murray Metcalf Bill or any
similar bill designed to provide federal aid
general overall basis
Rather than calling for increased federal
handouts which mean only higher federal
taxes, urge the Congress to allow the states
to retain an adequate portion of federal tax
revenue in order that we who are willing to
support our schools directly may have greater
resources for so doing.
Labor
More take home pay for wage earners is
possible through reduction and initiation
control We recognize the great personal and
economic Importance of the wage Garner and
by reducing his tax load and by controlling the
inflationary spiral which combine to cut his
real earning power. We likewise recognize the
serious effects of initiation on persons living
pensions, retirement, Social Security or
other fixed income and demand that initiation
be halted before these persons find it impos
sible to exist ON their rigid and limited in
comes.
Senior citizens are entitled to equal oppor-
tunities In recognition of the ever increasing
number of persons over as years of age, we
violently oppose employment practices which
discriminate against these experienced people
who have much to offer our economic life and
our society
Secret ballots should be used for strike
votes. No strikes should be called except by
majority approval of union membership after
secret ballot
Political contributions should be voluntary.
So that the widest possible distribution of poll
teal power may be achieved, financial con-
tributions to political campaigns should be
made by individuals alone. There is reason
for labor unions or corporations to participate
in politics. both were created for economic
purposes and their activities should be re-
stricted accordingly.
We support prosperous agricultural econ
omy as essential to national economy. 1t
is recognized that basic changes in federal
farm programs are imminent and desirable for
the long-range well-being of agriculture. New
programs must be designed and administered
that they will not have disrupting effects
upon farm people or the economy of states
primarily agricultural
The power to tax is the power to destroy.
Taxation on a national level is discouraging
incentive, limiting savings, penalizing growth
based upon investment capital and burdening
individuals and BUSINESS. Unless the ultra-lib-
eral policies of tax and tax and spend and
spend can be reversed and budgets of govern
ment operated in the black only economic
chaos. initiation and eventually national bank
ruptcy will result We recommend that Con-
gress revise federal tax statutes to remove
nequities which penalize individual incentives
and enterprise.
Indscriminate and unlawful immigration
cannot be tolerated The McCarran- Walter
immigration Act must be preserved and en-
forced. 1t is in the interest of American work
.rs that competition from this source be linn
ted
States Rights must be safeguarded. There
must be returned to the States, or to the
people, the rights, privileges, duties and re-
possibilities which have been usurped by the
federal Government
A realistic tariff policy is essential. We
ecognize that international trade is indis-
ensable to the promotion of orderly economic
,rowth. In pursuit of this policy, however, care
nust be taken to avoid serious adverse effects
n business and labor within our domestic
economy and to preserve at home those enter
rises and skills essential to national security
nd national survival Every effort must be
made by national authority to protect
ital agricultural, mineral and manufacturing
Industries from unfair or runous foreign
ompetition.