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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1978
Page
7
A letter arguing that mailing fees and other charges threaten to replace property tax as the basis for government funding. The author cites Prop 13, warns of escalating fees from mosquitos to park entries, and invokes the Declaration of Independence to urge resistance to what he calls creeping despotism.
Columnists condemn Andrew Young for equating U S repression with Soviet oppression in Paris. Carter and Congress criticized Soviet dissidents as Young drew parallels. Tass seized on the remarks, while defenders urge focusing on U S gains in civil rights and the nations judicial bulwark of freedom.
Paul Harvey surveys a national struggle over taxes and government size. He notes budget deficits, calls for a constitutional amendment to cap spending, and says figures like James McIntyre Jr. and Howard Jarvis push for tax cuts. Governors and lawmakers swing between restraint and expansion as public sentiment veers toward reduced taxes without cutting services.
A critical column details Jerry Brown’s flip on Proposition 13, portraying him as dancing between opposition and support. It accuses him of exploiting polls, courting reform via a Commission for Government Reform, and surrounding himself with prop 13 allies, delaying concrete policy while courting a Washington agenda.
Readers complain about city costs and cuts while urging informed signers to verify petition details. A letter praises Police Chief Bob Nixon, defends his handling of suspensions tied to PORAC, and accuses others of propaganda. Citizens are urged to attend city council meetings and seek facts before believing rumors.
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