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who are employed whose wages
have lagged as inflation continues to soar, wiping out
whatever salary gains they are.
But it is a bitter pill for.
Americans to be told they
cannot reap the benefits of their
affluence. That they must suffer
while those in power continue to
raise their own salaries and
increase the other emoluments
of office. —
It is even more bitter -when
they are told the answer is more
taxes all the while their tax
dollars are being exported to .
other nations in the form of
foreign aid.
They are told there is a food
County gets
$2,313.42 in
reimbursement
Nevada county will receive a
of $2,313,42 in reim bursement for income lost
through state-mandated.
reduction of the livestock headtax.
The county claimed the
reimbursement for 45 per cent
reduction in livestock head-day
taxes during the 1973-74 fiscal
year which ended June 30, 1974.
Nevada county’s payment was
part of a distribution to 55
counties totaling $2,317,480.
Reimbursements were based
on claims by each county
showing the amount of tax income lost due to. the tax
réduction. Each county auditor
is required to distribute the
reimbursement among the
various taxing entities within
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~ nation’s agricultural products
being shipped abroad and
billions of tax dollars being
spent to subsidize huge farm
operations so that markets will
be artificially maintained at a
high level. .
Those who are unfortunate
and cannot find work or are not
able to do work are deplored and
the interest rate on money being
loaned out?
Which brings one.to the point
of questioning many other
things the government does. If
belts why should not the
government do likewise? In-.
stead of raising taxes so
t will have more to —
why is the government
not itself ‘‘biting the bullet’?
When all of the economic
“experts” have had their say it
still boils down to the simple fact
that government spending has.
_inflation. To do this spending
; government has had to borrow .
and the reason the money
markets are dry, the reason for
the high interest rates, is simply
because ‘the government has
drained up .all of the lending
Unfortunately there are no
easy and ready answers to the
economic . which now
confront the people. They are
cumulative and have been
Those running for office in the
forthcoming election do not have
the answers. They are resorting
to such timeworn slogans as
domestic. affairs are more
will be an end to foreign aid. CIA
huge international cartels and,
as a result, lower taxes and a
return to true prosperity on. the
“time for a change”-and “wehave to do better”. Cliches and
slogans will not solve the
dilemma. Neither will there be
much opportunity for those
running for state office in this
general election to solve. the
It is sad but true that
Americans will have to suffer
through at least another two
years of difficult times. Perhaps
1976 will bring forth a candidate
for President who will respond
to the public’s needs by placing
America’s needs ahead of world
needs. One who will think
SCHOLARSHIP AWARD .
Kevin Biersdorff, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Biersdorff of —
San Jose, and a 1974 graduate of
Nevada Union High School, has’
‘been named as a recipient of the
Lucius P. Wasserman memorial
scholarship for the 1974-75.
academic year. The scholarship
may be renewed for a four-year
period. Kevin is attending
Humboldt. State College at
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