The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1963-01-03
A MINUTE
WITH MI

Now that 1908 has arrived We
will be subjected to as many
Medicine Mems predictions are
there are hairs on a dog. First
TO come with the expected Opt.
miStic opinion was our presi-
dent who says We are going TO
have a good 1868. economically,
physically and financially. Well,
we have heard this every year
for as long as We can remember.
and We have become quite accus.
toned TO this hypothetical pre-
dictiOn which has meant nothing
more than increased federal
spending and going deeper into
the red. Yes, every year we have
been able TO total up a larger
gross figure on the adding ma
chine. but when we total up the
other side Of the ledger We find
that we have had to pay out
more OF those inflated dollars
for everything from bobby pins
TO battleships. The result is al
ways the same: 4 little less to
put away for that rainy day.
As our new Congress goes in
TO session we can expect a hop
per-full brilliant brainstorms.
Among them will be proposed
legislation for an enlarge d
foreign aid program whereby
every nation in the world will
be able 10 build modern factor
les and be afforded every Oppor-
tunity 10 exploit their natural
resources. thus enabling them to
compete for our own markets
and import their wares into our
country duty free What will
we get? The usual higher
taxes. more federal restrictions.
and a hat-fulI of expert advice
on how 10 run a small business
successfully.
The Presidents pet MedicaTe
bill will be a big issue and no
doubt create a costly and name
calling session There will be
welfare legislation under dis
guised titles, which will be
equally as unpopular with the
taxpayers as is the Medicare pro
posal but. there will be as
much or mHre time spent on
these bills, whether wanted by
the majority or not. by the presi-
dent and his supporters just be
cause they are pet proposals of
the administration. AS one Can
adam put il. Kennedy insists
that everyone play by the rules
he makes because he thinks he
owns the ball"
There will be proposals and
bills Of military nature and space
efforts. there will be Berlin, the
Congo. Cuba. India and all the
rest which OF course should be
in the the hands of the fumb-
ling UN. Yes. there will also be
the UN itself. There will be farm
Iegislstion with grants, gifts and
subsidies and huge amounts Civ
en- for defense spending. and
many others II seems that
most OF our solons have forgot
ten their promises 10 cut spend
ing ard waste and TO travel the
road designated by the electors
and taxpayers This, however,
is not new and we continue 10
express our disapproval upon
deaf ears with no more salts
faction that being told that We
do not understand government
and big business and should
therefore keep quiet and be sat
isFied that we are permitted TO
pay for what we are not getting.
One old coffee cup companion
remarked that this was still the
best country in the world 10 live
in but it could also be hell
of a lot better If the government
wasn't passing out psv checks
to half Of the people Somehow
We agree.
As far as we are concerned
the New Year got off TO a bad
start: wisconsin lost the Rose
Bowl. TV was off the air and we
missed the Rose Bowl parade,
the city water was off for a
while only. our ulcer wouldn't
let US 60 out New Years Eve.
ard someone put an EMPTY
whiskey bottle in our Santa's
hand!
And 10 make matters worse.
our government has announced
that they will be glad TO vel
come $500 more Cuban refugees
and GUARANTEE them jobs.
Row. If that one don't knock the
bird off the bush. We only have
some eighteen millions unem'
..l,,-,5 .,F ,,tIr own What this