The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-29
Senate Cloakroom
By J. GLENN BEALL
United States Senator from
Maryland


Leap for joy at every tax boost,
1t means you're getting more from
the Government" 1t was put on;
by one OF the more active groups
lobbying for Federal aid. Though
the booklet got the cart in front
of the horse. it was right in one
respect: there's a definite relation
ship between government spend
ing and taxes. More Government
Spending may be the popular re-
frain. However, every dollar spent
or given away by the Federal gov
eminent comes out of the taXpay-
ers' pockets. The Government
takes dollar and gives back
about 50 cents worth of something
or other. There is no such thing
as Notwithstanding The
people pay. and pay dearly! Every
new spending program means
more taxes - sooner or later. AL
ready taxes on income are so high
that there is very little incentive
to increase ones earnings beyond
a certain point
| presume you are familiar with
the imaginary conversation which
takes place in the book, The
Law and the Profits" by Prof.
Parkinson, between a doctor and
a Well-to-do patient who has just
received his doctor bill. The pa
tient tells the doctor that to pay
the $4,000 fee he would have to
earn an extra S44 500, and then he
inquiries of the doctor how much
of the $4,000 he would be able to
retain after taxes. The doctor, after
bit of scribbling, concludes that
he would be able to retain only
$500 of the $4,000. The patient
must 90 out and earn S44 500 in
order TO give the doctor $500 of
spCndablc income, the entire bal
ance going to the Government. Il
believe a private arrangement
was arrived at whereby the doc
tor settled for a couple cases Of
Scotch. a transaction of which
could not approve, of cOurseD
Though the story may be bit far
fetched, it does bring home to us
the fact that if we do not put a
stop to unnecessary government
spending, our taxes soon will get
completely out of hand.
Laos; Another Step Toward
World Domination-The Laos cri-
sis is another illustration that the
Cold War is a continuing struggle
and that the Communists persist
in efforts to achieve world domi-
nation. Fac.og evidences that this
goal will be relentlessly pursued,
we know that we must continue
to be prepared for any eventuali-
ty We must be prepared to fight
both Communist aggression and
Communist subversion. To treat
lightly the existence of the sub
versive threat to the United States
would be to commit national
suicide. The judge who dismissed
the charges against the student
rioters at the San Francisco hear
ing of the House Committee on
Un-Amcrican Activities said: Il
very definitely agree with the view
of FBI Director j Edgar Hoover
that the riot was inStigated by
Communist subvcrsives. The pres
ence in this country of members
of this worldwide conspiracy
against human freedom and the
dignity of man constitutes a deadly
menace The attack on freedom
takes many guiseS. You and l, as
individuals, must learn to rec
ognize the danger in whatever
form it appears and strenuously
strive to protect our country
against it.
Fairchild Gets Additional Govern
mcnt Worll-Additiona funds in
the amount of S1,7OO,0O0 have been
awarded Fairchild Corporation of
Hagerstown, Maryland, by the
Army Signal Corps for the pro-
6uction of drone surveillance
systems. This is an extension of
an existing contract. The new
work is to be performed at Hagers-
town.
New Housing Program - This
past week our Senate Committee
on Banking and Currency has been
holding hearings on the Admins
traitors proposed housing pro-
gram. Here are some of the high
lights of the Presidents recon-
mcndations:
Government-insured mortgages.
running for 40 years with no down
payment, would be made widely
available, with a mortgage ceiling
of $4,000 Non-profit organizations,
cooperatives, and local public
agencies would be eligible borrow
ers.
The maximum for FILA insur-
ance of home-improvement loans
would be raised to $4,000, with up
tc Is years to pay.
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