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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation from 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues the tax system hurts the poor most, noting Census figures from 1968 show those under $2000 income paid about half in taxes, while families earning $25,000 to $50,000 paid around 30 percent. It cites state and local taxes, especially sales, tobacco, liquor, gasoline, and Social Security levies, as widening the burden in 1971. Bottom-income families pay roughly 27 percent of total earnings in state and local taxes.
A Harris poll question on whether soldiers would shoot civilians if ordered reveals moral divisions, with 43 percent saying yes and 41 percent refusing. The piece notes redistributive tax dynamics, selective benefits, and moral decline across generations, citing My Lai context and aging voters as drivers of attitudes.
Anthony Lewis argues that President Nixon shows a troubling disregard for civilian casualties in Indochina and for the moral cost of the war. He cites Nixon’s focus on prisoners and political appearances, noting vast civilian deaths and refugees since U.S. intervention. The piece critiques the administration’s restraint and bargaining logic.
A reader urges strong support for the New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution and warns against expanding nuclear power without safety testing. They invoke March 1971 warnings by William Ruckelshaus and critique Nixon’s Vietnam policy, urging moral reflection and an end to the war to preserve American conscience.
Sunderland reviews Our Precarious Habitat by Melvin A. Benarde, noting its breadth and long bibliography. He highlights key points on environmental policy, mercury levels, occupational disease stats, septic tanks, and global examples from Russia to Egypt, while humorously prefacing his skim read.
Hugh Nash argues against unchecked power growth and urges reduced per capita electricity use. He notes population growth and rising consumption push plants, and suggests practical steps such as turning off devices and avoiding gadgets that offer marginal benefit. He cites Europe as a lower consumption example.
A reader urges brutal force to win South Vietnam, arguing civilians may be killed and Viet Cong information sheltering. The letter claims Americans should “pound it into their heads” and even shoots hostile groups to break them, likening wartime actions to Japan’s atomic bomb. Westfield Drive Shaftsbury.
The Bennington County Chapter of the Red Cross thanks the press for year-round cooperation in publicizing bloodmobile visits and for full coverage of last month’s fundraising drive. Publicity Chairman Mrs Margaret D Clark extends gratitude to all observers.
Indianapolis April 13 argues over Jeffersonian ideals and privatization. Educators clash on funding private schooling via vouchers or tax credits, fearing government control and loss of competition, while proponents contend private relief could ease public school burdens and improve overall use of existing facilities.
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