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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box D13, folder \"Hudsonville Community Fair,\nSeptember 2, 1949\" of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at\nthe Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. The Council donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nDigitized from Box D13 of The Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nHudomine Community Fair\nlono TRANSLI\nSept. 2, 1949\nI Introduction\nII Hometrical increase in government spending\nA- Cost of Government\n1929 - 18.00.0 annually \"1 - -average family\n1949 1 1,300\nPlus debt pervice f $600 annually\nB- 1 number 8 govt employees\n1802- / freach 120 ofu.s. population.\n1929 - / \"\n,\n40 \"\n\"\n\"\n1949 /\n:\n\"\n22 \" \"\nC ~ Payment of taxes\nNumber of days average working cityen\nmust work to pay all taxes\nFORD i LIBRARY GERALD\n1) obligations 8 fromer wars - 24\n11 days\n2). Defense of U.S & \"colluar 1\nis\n3J other federal expenditures 1. -\n12\"\n4) State of local\n1\n14\"\n61\" \"\n1080 THARGIA\nContemplated additional spending TO more days.\n235 working days in each year -61\nor about 4 of your working time is to\npay cort 7 goot.\nTakes - take $1.00 from every $4.10 one carns.\na sucidal path to collectivism. The\nback md to socialism on absolute statesm.\nExample - Great Britan (gradually voted for\nrealized it takes 40% of personal income.)\ncrable to grave benefits + man have finally\nHoner 243 per belin family Family perfyr.\nDangers - \"Yanber Dordle Communests\n#100\nThe indusdual & his libroty by slow degrees.\nnot revolutionaines but do believe in subjecting\nThis is actually move deadly - it transforms\nproud men to cringing beggars, strong men\nto cownrds, free men to serts.\"\nWe must unite to save this country from\nselpohness, corruption.\" stupedity, bundness, greed t\nFORD i LIBRARY GERALD"
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