Townsend and Brewster discuss old age pensions and tax plan
Rep Ralph O Brewster of Dexter Maine argues in a Townsend movement letter that 40 to 50 dollar monthly old age pensions are affordable if funded by taxes. He favors a direct transaction tax and warns current benefits rely on borrowed money, urging a definite distribution plan to win broad support.
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Townsend National
Ralph O. Brewster
Dexter
Maine
Brookings Institution
Townsend Plan for Recovery If We Tax the People
The text argues a balanced budget and conservative tax based plan as the cornerstone for recovery. It suggests a monthly provision between fifty and sixty dollars for eligible beneficiaries and discusses the potential cost of two hundred dollars per person. It references Brookings Institution estimates of productive capacity and production potential above 1929 levels. It also notes the weight of blood as 1-18 of the body.
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LeNeras
Ion
Townsend
Reed Smooth
Ways and Means Committee
Moulton
Brookings Institution
Suits Filed Over State Old Age Support Requirement
The State Division of Old Age Assistance plans suits against well to do adults shifting to the state the burden of supporting their parents. A Franklin County Circuit Court decision upholds the Illinois Old Age Assistance Act provision requiring financially able children to support their parents, despite challenges as a defense to alien.
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Franklin County
Xacovelycalony
Abeberty
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