The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1962-04-26
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finally come out into the open
and in personal letters to the
three suspended" Glacier Caun
~ Committeeman have notified
that thew have been fired" This
action. however. is not unexpec.
ed ror was Il unprotected. II was
Only delayed up Until this time
because Of bureaucratic pro,
ccdUre necessary 10 gather the
clans in united and unanimous
approval go. But, the same
opinion does not hold true on
the local level No. not even on
the producer level throughout
most OF the state and IN Othsr
grain-g-1wing states.
As was expected. the county
committees appeal was turned
down bv the state appointees.
They had 10 turn il down or I'd
nit they were wrong in their
first decision and politically
appointed bureaucrats just don't
DO those things right or
wrong.
However. the county group. as
now planned. will make their ap-
peal TO the National Department
where there will possibly be a
chance of getting at least a hear.
ing and chance TO present their
side of the story although
there is TO guarantee.
Being democratic in name only
has been the downfall of many
men. organizations and govern
ments. II will be most interest
ing TO see what will happen 10
Mr.. Freeman's wabbling bureau.
when men are most sure and
arrogant they are commonly
most mistaken, giving views 10
passion without that proper de-
liberation which alone can Sc
cure them from the groSsest alb
surdities David Hume.
..
Here are some interesting fig
ures that should be conclusive
Of the faltering manner in which
our administration handles our
affairs. We not are only told by
cur government. we are forced
10 pay our taxes in advance
on an estimated figure. We are
forced to pay social security, IN
employment, insurance an@ =
dozens Of other taxes CbenefitsN
which most clear thinking and
conservative people neither want
nor need We possibly will
be forced. in the future. to also
pay for old age medical care.
s0cialized medicine and a few
more taxes Cbenefits) which we
neither want nor need This
IS being done, and will be done
in the future. according TO gov
eminent experts who come with
such unreliable figures as these:
The federal governments
deficit for the fiscal year end
ing last June was $500. 0O0. 900
The Administration estimates
the deficit for the fiscal year
ending next June at $1,000. OO0.-
coo. Others, Sen. Byrd among
them. think IL will be higher -
as much as O0.O00.O0o."
Interesting 10 note is this:
With cur nations population at
lbs million. and our annual def
cit listed at S3.9OO.001 900, it
leaves US with a per capita def
cit OF slightly under 5000.
In other words. taking every
thing into consideration. at an
unbelieyeabIy high estimate, our
experts are spending $1,000 per
he'd over and above the already
unheard Of three hundred billion
budFeted.
NG@ AAGEE - n9AlAG AEaA AASAA
ing And yet. If they catch
you with thirty-nine cents mis-
take on your income tax .
watch out!
All-in-all, budget and deficit,
our government is spending
about dang near $4,000 per
capita. per year How can
any country stand successfully
o under such q price, And 20 think
70 George Washington ran the
country. on s35.OO0O0 the first
year We were bOrnl
Government policy-keep tell
ing the people their taxes are
benefits" long enough, and they
will eventually come TO believe
IL.