Roosevelt tax plan and federal revenue estimates debate
Boake Carter surveys Roosevelt's tax proposals on federal salaries and exempt securities, arguing most revenue would come from taxing government securities. He questions state reciprocity, borrowing costs, and the complexity of the tax system, urging simplification and fiscal restraint to avoid perpetual tax hikes.
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Aiken Fight Tied to GOP Planner Behind Vermont Clash
Washington reports reveal Leo Casey, longtime GOP operator, orchestrated Governor Aiken's Vermont resistance to federal flood control policy. Casey drafted speeches, timed legislature events, and steered press, shaping a dramatic political clash amid New Deal programs.
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Aiken Faces Budget Deficit Amid Flood Control Fight
The Governor overestimated the Vermont biennial balance, claiming 635 900 dollars at June 30 1941 while the state actually faced a deficit near 500 000 dollars. This error forced Aiken to send an updated financial report to the legislature.
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Tax revolt sparked by political excesses and waste
A quoted remark condemns the US tax system as a revolt against politicians who pile taxes to fund their excesses. The speaker calls the current tax mess in America "nuts" in a Ledger Syndicate context.
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Voice Of The People On Parking Meters In Elyria 1939
John K Nece writes to the Chronicle Telegram disputing parking meters in Elyria. He questions how meters ease downtown parking and warns motorists may face an added tax, suggesting free lots or clear explanations and urging public facts before adoption. He fears out-of-town shoppers will choose towns with no parking tax and accuses meter makers and tax authorities of profit motives.
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Roosevelt Jokes and Budget Debates Highlight Dinner Table Tales
A White House dinner featured jokes about the Roosevelts and a self deprecating Hitler Mussolini Roosevelt tale. Senate debate revolves around Pat Harrison’s relief budget compromise aimed at limiting dismissals to five percent, with Nye, Russell, and Byrnes involved. The piece notes manganese ore shortages affecting U S steel imports.
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