Swing (Feb-Dec 1951)

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POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE? 303 ICf We are expected to "tighten our )j, elts" during this emergency. We J ave every right to expect our govern' j| jient to "tighten its belt" and elimi' j ate unnecessary non-defense spend Taxing all people to pay off obligaions to pressure groups can only re' ult in more and more non-producers, ving off fewer and fewer producers. Tie cost of living for every worker oes up (to help support the nonrorkers), his standard of living goes lown (fewer autos, furniture, clothng, meat, homes, luxuries, etc.) A big portion of America is acceptng government benefits; all of us pay; )ut only a handful protest or make iny attempt to take a positive stand. IN recent months, newspapers, magazines, congressmen and people in ill walks of life have become aroused to these danger signals in our national ife. Every effort is being made to awaken people so we can fight before it is too late. We have allowed ourselves to lapse into a negative attitude with the thought that "I am just one of millions — what can I do?" If you want to preserve your freedoms, if you want your children to know what America is, you as an individual, must take a positive stand now — read your newspapers, listen to your radio, look at television, review the story of America and learn what has made it tick 175 years to provide the highest hving standard and greatest individ' ual freedom that any group of people has ever known — be positive and ex' press your convictions to your children, your neighbors, the people that you put in public office. Again — it's not a matter of political parties. Each party is offering what they think the people want. So . . . it s up to the people. What do we want . . . what will we give the next generation? A Have you ever noticed how often a narrow mind and a wide mouth go together? A Wolves are Hke railroad trains — you like to hear their whistles even if you don't want to go any place. A An optimist is a person who thinks humorists will eventually run out of definitions of an optimist. A About the only thing some people save for a rainy day is the watering of the lawn. A If you think you have troubles, just picture a giraffe with a sore throat or a centipede with corns.