THE ELECTION
Sir,—Both parties are promising that if they are elected "the government will provide ’ something or other, which sounds very nice. It may be doubled universal superannuation, super duper workhouses lor the aged, cheaper bread or pineapples, subsidised rents, increased money allowances, and so on and so forth, ad nauseam. It is a pity it cannot be made illegal to use the expression, "the government will provide,” and compulsory always to say instead, “the community will be taxed to provide,” which is what it really means. It is sad also that things vital to our future such as immigration and defence are scarcely mentioned. It Would of course be fatal to either party to suggest to an electorate largely composed of selfish, smug. wpll-fed persons, that taxpayers should contribute handsomely to help nations that are underdeveloped, war-stricken or starving, on the lines of Marshall Aid or CORSO.—Yours, etc.. CYNIC., August 28, 1951.
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Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26512, 29 August 1951, Page 9
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