The Illusion of Billion Dollar Taxes and Hidden Levies
A critic argues that billions are misnamed taxes and that government plans shift value through inflation and capital gains rules. The author details how dollars translate to hours of labor and explains how inflation and a capital levy would drain the common worker and small entrepreneur through relocation and asset taxation.
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United States
United States of America
Congress
RFC
John Jones
John
Marshall Plan Aids Russia Revealed In Postwar Debates
The piece cites Congressman Chiperfield accusing US policy of arming Russia through lend-lease aid and the Marshall Plan. It details allocations from 1941 to 1950, including $16 billion in various supports, and notes continued Soviet access to Western machinery and patent information despite restrictions. The narrative also includes a personal anecdote about a New York taxi driver reflecting on language.
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United States
Robert B. Chiperfield
Illinois
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Russia
Chiperfield
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Kremlin
Germany
Soviet
West
Europe
Congress
ECA
Korea
Red China
Atlantic
Pacific
Shipae
China
Myrtle Point Red Cross drive urged with praise and calls for aid
A Myrtle Point appeal lauds Red Cross work in Korea and World Wars and urges extra donations after a fundraising breakfast. The piece notes 8500 raised toward the quota, invites more gifts at Myrtle Hotel lobby, and highlights community organizer Dave Doperalski and local workers. It also mentions university singers entertaining about 250 county residents at a Junior High school event.
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Red Cross
Myrtle Point
Denver Winfield Greer
No-Man's-Land
Korea
Coos County
University Singers
Business & Professional Women’s Club
Myrtle Hotel
Parent-Teachers Association
Business & Professional Women's Club
Parent- Teachers Association
University Singers Give Evening of Classic and Spiritual Music
The University Singers from the School of Music at the University of Oregon directed by Donald W. Alston performed a diverse program ranging from Bach and Brahms to spirituals and lighter pieces. Louise Leding, soprano, drew strong applause for Ah Yeux Vivre and A Heart That's Free, as the audience celebrated the ensemble and the alma mater Oregon My Oregon.
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Uni- Singers
School of Music
University of Oregon
Donald W. Alston
Bach
Brahms
Beethoven
Louise Leding
Gound
Robyn
Aeshna
Alston
U of O
Oregon
B. F
We Americans Have St Vitus and Sleep Pills for Troubles
The passage rails at political corruption and compares American coping to other nations with a chorus of pills and ridicule. It laments Pendergast influence and warns every tax payer will curse the day such a figure rose to power, framing the era as one of national deception and fatigue.
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Brown
Harry
America
St George
Patrick
Uncle Tom
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