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...Americans are far more ready to act for environmental quality than public action to date indicates. A survey of state bond elections that we conducted recently indicates that most Americans not only want to clean up but are willing to pay the price. In the last five years, 17.6 million citizens of nine states have voted on state bonding for water-pollution control. A majority in each state and a total of 11.7 million-two out of three-said, in effect, "Yes, tax me more for clean water...
...like a guaranteed income-with one'crucial difference. For the ablebodied, willingness to accept "suitable" employment or vocational training would be the quid for the quo of assistance. In essence, Nixon notified the nation that his Administration is prepared to help those of the nation's 9.7 million relief recipients who try to help themselves...
Also of potential benefit to the states and cities is the Nixon plan for revenue sharing. Although the sum which would initially be dispersed-$500 million-is minute compared to the needs, the machinery is the thing. Unquestionably, the amount would grow in the future. Under Nixon's proposal, in January 1971, the Federal Government would start sending tax money back to the states, with a mandatory amount "passed through" to the cities and localities. Few strings would be attached, and present grants for particular purposes would presumably be continued. Nixon also wants to turn many of the manpower...
...President Nixon, it strikes at what most taxpayers regard, perhaps justifiably, as the very citadel of special tax privilege - the 27½% oil-depletion allowance. By cutting the allowance to 20% and reducing the depletion advantages for other extractive industries, the bill would enrich the Treasury by $400 million annually. Although oilmen plan to fight the cuts in the Senate, their wound could be worse. The bill leaves untouched the industry's far more valuable advantage of writing off oil-drilling costs as current expenses, rather than as long-term capital investments. The bill does, however, strike hard...
...sticker on its bumper. The Edsel cannot have the kind of revenge on its detractors that Richard Nixon has enjoyed; it will not rule the roads, or even be put back into production. In its way, however, the ponderous auto with the odd grille, which lost more than $200 million for the Ford Motor Co. in 1957-'59, is making a comeback. A band of loyal loser lovers is lavishing affection and dollars on the survivors of the 110,847 Edsels produced before Ford had a better idea and ended production...