79-03-B8

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Transcript Here we are well into 1979 and we'll soon be working on those confusing and ever-changing forms the IRS requires with regard to our income tax. Of course we've been looking forward to what our share might be of that $18.7 billion tax cut that was passed just prior to the '78 election. I hope you haven't spent any of your share yet because the odds are about six to one you won't have a share. First of all, cost-of-living pay raises may very well have pushed you into a higher surtax bracket and second, your social security tax has been sharply increased. The estimate is that about 85 percent of all earners will be paying higher taxes and only around 16 million citizens will come out ahead. Every once in a while we need to be reminded that our public "servants" think it is their place to set government policy--not carry out policy as determined by our elected representatives. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees has launched an all-out drive to prevent proposed reductions in a variety of federal programs. Union boss Jerry Wurf says the cutbacks would "damage the quality of life in American communities." How dare Californians pass a Proposition 13 without his permission? This next one has to do with crime and those who think guns should be restricted to those in law enforcement. Just recently in upstate New York the proprietor of a small grocery called The Farm Market became worried by numerous break-in attempts. Armed with a shotgun he decided to spend the night in his store. He was awakened by a noise which proved to be someone prying the front door open with a crow bar. He could see cars parked in front of his store. He called the New York State police and then moved in on the would-be burglars who had now gained entry . With his "scatter gun" cocked and ready he held two intruders at bay. His prisoners were on-duty uniformed sheriffs deputies armed with service revolvers. The three cars in front of his store were sheriffs patrol cars. A third officer was arrested later. There's no doubt it sure is dangerous--for burglars that is--to let us citizens have weapons. Now an item proving how much you can trust the Communists. Back during the Vietnam war a Buddhist monk, Thich Thien-Minh in Saigon, headed the opposition to South Vietnam's President Thieu. When the victorious Communists marched in, he welcomed them and urged his fellow citizens to rally behind the conquerors. Thich Thien-Minh died October 17 in a North Vietnamese prison--of undisclosed causes. And speaking of trust, the President is still determined to pull our troops out of South Korea. But we now know the North Korean army, which we were told consisted of 25 divisions has, in actuality, 41 combat-ready divisions. Leaders of the House Armed Services committee have asked the President to reconsider the troop withdrawal. Last item. Apparently old rebels neither die nor do they fade away. The man who staged an "international war crimes trial" of Lyndon Johnson in Stockholm back in the '60s has turned up in Iran complaining that he was beaten by the Shah's secret police. By the way, does anyone remember that the Iranian rebels, who invoke the name of God in their cause, burned down a theatre last year killing several hundred people including women and children? This is Ronald Reagan. Thanks for listening.		Details Batch Number 79-03-B8 Production Date 02/13/1979 Book/Page N/A Audio Youtube? No
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