A Foot in the Door - Revision history

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	While digging through the Internet looking for information for this wiki, a PDF of the following document came up. Again, this speech is very similar to '[[Encroaching Control]]' and '[[Business, Ballots and Bureaus]]'.		While digging through the Internet looking for information for this wiki, a PDF of the following document came up. Again, this speech is very similar to '[[Encroaching Control]]' and '[[Business, Ballots and Bureaus]]'.

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	In education, the foot in the door was the $900 million [[National Defense Education Act of 1958]]. The excuse was, as usual, the cold war. Russia had put a [[Sputnik]] into orbit; obviously, our educational system must be at fault. Now the largest spending lobby in Washington is promoting a $2½ billion program to alleviate allegedly crowded schools, underpaid teachers, and bankrupt school districts.		In education, the foot in the door was the $900 million [[National Defense Education Act of 1958]]. The excuse was, as usual, the cold war. Russia had put a [[Sputnik]] into orbit; obviously, our educational system must be at fault. Now the largest spending lobby in Washington is promoting a $2½ billion program to alleviate allegedly crowded schools, underpaid teachers, and bankrupt school districts.

	Again, the facts seem strangely at variance. Ninety-nine and one-half per cent of the nation's school districts have not even approached their bonded limit of indebtedness. A 35 per cent increase in students over the last decade has been matched by a ~~13h~~ per cent increase in spending by the local communities. An increase of l0 million students has seen classrooms built for 15 million. Five hundred colleges, as of this moment, can take an additional 200,000 students without adding so much as a desk or chair. We are told we must build 60,000 classrooms a year for the next ten years, but they forget to tell us we've been building 68,000 a year for the last five years and that continuation of this rate will give us a surplus of classrooms by 1970.		Again, the facts seem strangely at variance. Ninety-nine and one-half per cent of the nation's school districts have not even approached their bonded limit of indebtedness. A 35 per cent increase in students over the last decade has been matched by a 130 per cent increase in spending by the local communities. An increase of 10 million students has seen classrooms built for 15 million. Five hundred colleges, as of this moment, can take an additional 200,000 students without adding so much as a desk or chair. We are told we must build 60,000 classrooms a year for the next ten years, but they forget to tell us we've been building 68,000 a year for the last five years and that continuation of this rate will give us a surplus of classrooms by 1970.

	Of course, we want teachers to be paid adequately; and we age doing something about it. Their average pay has risen in the last few years from $3l00 to $5300 annually. The truth is, not one shred of evidence has been presented that federal aid of any kind is required. Could we possibly believe that three-fourths of one billion dollars a year in federal aid could solve any great emergency when we are spending nearly twenty billion dollars a year at the local level?		Of course, we want teachers to be paid adequately; and we age doing something about it. Their average pay has risen in the last few years from $3l00 to $5300 annually. The truth is, not one shred of evidence has been presented that federal aid of any kind is required. Could we possibly believe that three-fourths of one billion dollars a year in federal aid could solve any great emergency when we are spending nearly twenty billion dollars a year at the local level?
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	A PROBLEM IN ARITHMETIC		A PROBLEM IN ARITHMETIC

	No nation in history has ever survived a tax burden of one-third of its national income. Today, ~~gig~~ out of every dollar earned is tax and of that 3l¢c, 22¢ goes to the federal government; leaving 8¢ to be shared by the state, county, and local community. No wonder we are told to ask for federal aid! But wouldn't it make more sense to keep the money here in the first place instead of running it through that puzzle palace on the Potomac only to get it back minus a sizable carrying charge?		No nation in history has ever survived a tax burden of one-third of its national income. Today, 31¢ out of every dollar earned is tax and of that 31¢, 22¢ goes to the federal government; leaving 8¢ to be shared by the state, county, and local community. No wonder we are told to ask for federal aid! But wouldn't it make more sense to keep the money here in the first place instead of running it through that puzzle palace on the Potomac only to get it back minus a sizable carrying charge?

	THE INFLATION ROUTE		THE INFLATION ROUTE

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	It is now proposed that all people of [[Social Security]] age be given government paid medical and hospital care. Once again, emergency is invoked, and we are given a picture of millions of senior citizens desperately needing medical care and unable to finance it. In all the emotional presentation, the backers of this program seem strangely reluctant to face the facts. In the last ten years, 127 million Americans have come under the protection of some form of medical and hospital insurance. This includes more than two-thirds of those of social security age and more than 70 per cent of all citizens. If the present rate of increase continues, by 1970 some 90 per cent of the population will be so insured. As nearly as can be determined, less than 10 per cent of our senior citizens require aid in meeting their medical needs.		It is now proposed that all people of [[Social Security]] age be given government paid medical and hospital care. Once again, emergency is invoked, and we are given a picture of millions of senior citizens desperately needing medical care and unable to finance it. In all the emotional presentation, the backers of this program seem strangely reluctant to face the facts. In the last ten years, 127 million Americans have come under the protection of some form of medical and hospital insurance. This includes more than two-thirds of those of social security age and more than 70 per cent of all citizens. If the present rate of increase continues, by 1970 some 90 per cent of the population will be so insured. As nearly as can be determined, less than 10 per cent of our senior citizens require aid in meeting their medical needs.

	The last session of Congress adopted a measure known as the Kerr-Mills bill to provide money for state administered aid to these people. However, without even waiting to see if this meets the problem, a revised version of the once defeated [[Forand Bill]] is advocated to force all people into a compulsory government health insurance program, regardless of need. Why? Well, ex-Congressman [[Aime Forand\|Forand]] provides the answer. He says, "If we can only break through and get our foot in the door, then we can expand the program after that." [[Walter Reuther]] has said his group makes no secret of the fact that they want nationalized health service for all. [[New American]], a socialist magazine, writes, "The [[Forand Bill]] will not be paid for on the insurance principle according to factors of estimated risk. It will be paid for through the tax mechanisms of [[Social Security]] ...... Once the bill is passed, this nation will be provided with a mechanism for socialized medicine."		The last session of Congress adopted a measure known as the Kerr-Mills bill to provide money for state administered aid to these people. However, without even waiting to see if this meets the problem, a revised version of the once defeated [[Forand Bill]] is advocated to force all people into a compulsory government health insurance program, regardless of need. Why? Well, ex-Congressman [[Aime Forand\|Forand]] provides the answer. He says, "If we can only break through and get our foot in the door, then we can expand the program after that." [[Walter Reuther]] has said his group makes no secret of the fact that they want nationalized health service for all. [[New America\|New American]], a socialist magazine, writes, "The [[Forand Bill]] will not be paid for on the insurance principle according to factors of estimated risk. It will be paid for through the tax mechanisms of [[Social Security]] ...... Once the bill is passed, this nation will be provided with a mechanism for socialized medicine."

	In 1935, [[Social Security]] started with a 3 per cent contribution on $3000 of income. Now it is 6 per cent of $4800; and if the proposed expansions plus the medical program are adopted, by 1969 it will be 11 per cent of $5000. It is no secret that pressure is being exerted to remove even the $5000 ceiling and make [[Social Security]] payments be based on total gross income.		In 1935, [[Social Security]] started with a 3 per cent contribution on $3000 of income. Now it is 6 per cent of $4800; and if the proposed expansions plus the medical program are adopted, by 1969 it will be 11 per cent of $5000. It is no secret that pressure is being exerted to remove even the $5000 ceiling and make [[Social Security]] payments be based on total gross income.

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	It is now proposed that all people of [[Social Security]] age be given government paid medical and hospital care. Once again, emergency is invoked, and we are given a picture of millions of senior citizens desperately needing medical care and unable to finance it. In all the emotional presentation, the backers of this program seem strangely reluctant to face the facts. In the last ten years, 127 million Americans have come under the protection of some form of medical and hospital insurance. This includes more than two-thirds of those of social security age and more than 70 per cent of all citizens. If the present rate of increase continues, by 1970 some 90 per cent of the population will be so insured. As nearly as can be determined, less than 10 per cent of our senior citizens require aid in meeting their medical needs.		It is now proposed that all people of [[Social Security]] age be given government paid medical and hospital care. Once again, emergency is invoked, and we are given a picture of millions of senior citizens desperately needing medical care and unable to finance it. In all the emotional presentation, the backers of this program seem strangely reluctant to face the facts. In the last ten years, 127 million Americans have come under the protection of some form of medical and hospital insurance. This includes more than two-thirds of those of social security age and more than 70 per cent of all citizens. If the present rate of increase continues, by 1970 some 90 per cent of the population will be so insured. As nearly as can be determined, less than 10 per cent of our senior citizens require aid in meeting their medical needs.

	The last session of Congress adopted a measure known as the Kerr-Mills bill to provide money for state administered aid to these people. However, without even waiting to see if this meets the problem, a revised version of the once defeated [[Forand ~~bill~~]] is advocated to force all people into a compulsory government health insurance program, regardless of need. Why? Well, ex-Congressman [[Aime Forand\|Forand]] provides the answer. He says, "If we can only break through and get our foot in the door, then we can expand the program after that." [[Walter Reuther]] has said his group makes no secret of the fact that they want nationalized health service for all. [[New American]], a socialist magazine, writes, "The [[Forand ~~bill~~]] will not be paid for on the insurance principle according to factors of estimated risk. It will be paid for through the tax mechanisms of [[Social Security]] ...... Once the bill is passed, this nation will be provided with a mechanism for socialized medicine."		The last session of Congress adopted a measure known as the Kerr-Mills bill to provide money for state administered aid to these people. However, without even waiting to see if this meets the problem, a revised version of the once defeated [[Forand Bill]] is advocated to force all people into a compulsory government health insurance program, regardless of need. Why? Well, ex-Congressman [[Aime Forand\|Forand]] provides the answer. He says, "If we can only break through and get our foot in the door, then we can expand the program after that." [[Walter Reuther]] has said his group makes no secret of the fact that they want nationalized health service for all. [[New American]], a socialist magazine, writes, "The [[Forand Bill]] will not be paid for on the insurance principle according to factors of estimated risk. It will be paid for through the tax mechanisms of [[Social Security]] ...... Once the bill is passed, this nation will be provided with a mechanism for socialized medicine."

	In 1935, [[Social Security]] started with a 3 per cent contribution on $3000 of income. Now it is 6 per cent of $4800; and if the proposed expansions plus the medical program are adopted, by 1969 it will be ll per cent of $5000. It is no secret that pressure is being exerted to remove even the $5000 ceiling and make [[Social Security]] payments be based on total gross income.		In 1935, [[Social Security]] started with a 3 per cent contribution on $3000 of income. Now it is 6 per cent of $4800; and if the proposed expansions plus the medical program are adopted, by 1969 it will be 11 per cent of $5000. It is no secret that pressure is being exerted to remove even the $5000 ceiling and make [[Social Security]] payments be based on total gross income.

	[[Social Security]] was never intended to replace private savings, pensions, or insurance. It was to provide a basis for savings so that outright destitution would not follow unemployment by reason of death, disability, or old age, In that light, the actuarial experts in charge estimated in 1943 that by 1957 [[Social Security]] benefit payments would total $1.2 billion per year, but, the temptation to politicians to vote people a raise particularly in election years was too great. In 1957, the total outgo was more than $7 billion and in 1959, outgo began exceeding income. The recipients of Social Security benefits today will collect $65 billion more than they paid in. You and I, who are paying into this program are unfunded to an amount between $300-and-$600 billion.		[[Social Security]] was never intended to replace private savings, pensions, or insurance. It was to provide a basis for savings so that outright destitution would not follow unemployment by reason of death, disability, or old age, In that light, the actuarial experts in charge estimated in 1943 that by 1957 [[Social Security]] benefit payments would total $1.2 billion per year, but, the temptation to politicians to vote people a raise particularly in election years was too great. In 1957, the total outgo was more than $7 billion and in 1959, outgo began exceeding income. The recipients of Social Security benefits today will collect $65 billion more than they paid in. You and I, who are paying into this program are unfunded to an amount between $300-and-$600 billion.

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