One of the minor irritations that affect millions of people is the steady deterioration in the Post Office. A few of us can remember when we had twice-a-day home mail delivery, next day service, and frequent pickups at mail boxes all over town. … [Read more...] about POSTAL COMPETITION
COST OF SOCIAL SECURITY
Of all Government programs, the most immune from Congressional criticism is Social Security. When a Congressman is tempted to suggest improvements, he is stopped in his tracks by the memory of what happened to Barry Goldwater in 1964. For suggesting … [Read more...] about COST OF SOCIAL SECURITY
What’s Going On In Congress? — June 1974
LAND USE PLANNING ACT
The largest single investment the average individual makes in a lifetime is usually a home to live in. The right to buy, use, enjoy, sell, or leave this home to a spouse and children is sanctified by law and essential to what we call the American way … [Read more...] about LAND USE PLANNING ACT
CUT FEDERAL BUDGET
Polls and commentators keep reminding us that Watergate has caused the American people to lose faith in their government leaders. But this dark cloud has one bright silver lining. The public's loss of faith in government officials has been … [Read more...] about CUT FEDERAL BUDGET
SIMAS KUDIRKA
On November 23, 1970, a Lithuanian seaman named Simas Kudirka leaped from the deck of a Soviet fishing trawler to the U.S. Coast Guard ship called the Vigilant, and asked political asylum. The two ships were anchored side by side in American … [Read more...] about SIMAS KUDIRKA
SECRET DEALS IN 1972
The investigations into the Republican campaign tricks in 1972 have uncovered much hanky-panky such as illegal corporate gifts, spying inside the Democratic headquarters, and huge cash donations from people wanting favors such as Robert Vesco, Howard … [Read more...] about SECRET DEALS IN 1972
Failure of Government Controls — April 1974
Federal Spending For Education
One of the evidences that our society has become more materialistic than idealistic is the general presumption that all problems can be solved by spending more money. Nowhere is this delusion so rampant as in the field of education. Between 1961 and … [Read more...] about Federal Spending For Education
TESTING MINUTEMEN
For years, the appeasement-minded Senators have been assuring us that the Soviets will never fire their nuclear missiles at us because the United States has sufficient missiles to retaliate and destroy theSoviet Union. The plain fact is, however, … [Read more...] about TESTING MINUTEMEN
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