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The original documents are located in Box D13, folder "Hudsonville Community Fair,
September 2, 1949" of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at
the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box D13 of The Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Hudomine Community Fair
lono TRANSLI
Sept. 2, 1949
I Introduction
II Hometrical increase in government spending
A- Cost of Government
1929 - 18.00.0 annually "1 - -average family
1949 1 1,300
Plus debt pervice f $600 annually
B- 1 number 8 govt employees
1802- / freach 120 ofu.s. population.
1929 - / "
,
40 "
"
"
1949 /
:
"
22 " "
C ~ Payment of taxes
Number of days average working cityen
must work to pay all taxes
FORD i LIBRARY GERALD
1) obligations 8 fromer wars - 24
11 days
2). Defense of U.S & "colluar 1
is
3J other federal expenditures 1. -
12"
4) State of local
1
14"
61" "
1080 THARGIA
Contemplated additional spending TO more days.
235 working days in each year -61
or about 4 of your working time is to
pay cort 7 goot.
Takes - take $1.00 from every $4.10 one carns.
a sucidal path to collectivism. The
back md to socialism on absolute statesm.
Example - Great Britan (gradually voted for
realized it takes 40% of personal income.)
crable to grave benefits + man have finally
Honer 243 per belin family Family perfyr.
Dangers - "Yanber Dordle Communests
#100
The indusdual & his libroty by slow degrees.
not revolutionaines but do believe in subjecting
This is actually move deadly - it transforms
proud men to cringing beggars, strong men
to cownrds, free men to serts."
We must unite to save this country from
selpohness, corruption." stupedity, bundness, greed t
FORD i LIBRARY GERALD