Your Money's
Worth
By SYLVIA PORTER
Copyright, Hall Syndicate, Inc.
RUSSIAN CONSUMER PAYS FOR 'STALINST BUDGET
(Thii it the aecond of a iwo-oart aeries)
When President Kennedy submits the U.S. budget to
Congress a couple of -weeks from now, it will be the
signal for one of our noisier national squabbles over what
government department is spending too much and which
group 01 us is paying too much in income taxes for what
ever is being spent. It happens every year on schedule and
the outcome is almost always the same. Congress ends up
spending even more than the President asked and each group
of us from high income to low income, from big corporation
to small business ends up insisting we're carrying far too
big a share of the tax burden.
When Premier Khrushchev submitted the new Russian
budget to the Supreme Soviet a few. weeks ago, all the noise
came from the Kremlin boasting about how much it was
pending to ease the acute shortages of consumer goods and
food in Russia today, to raise the quality of the shoddy
goods, to spur industrial production. If you accept the official
Soviet analysis of Russia's all-time high 86.1 billion ruble
budget for 1963, you would conclude Khrushchev finally is
trying to act to raise the Russian consumer's miserable stand
ard of living.
But a breakdown of the budget figures reveals, as yes
terday's column emphasized, that the claims are outright
lies. In the words of Dr. Ellsworth Raymond, professor in
charge of Russian Area Studies at New York University,
"it is a Stalinist budget." It will do nothing to end the
grim shortages of food and clothing: it actually cuts ap
propriations for Russia's farm economy; the overwhelming
emphasis still on heavy industry and hot war armaments
at the expense of civilian goods.
Russia's Ivan doesn't retort, as our Joe might, "this
budget is a lie", not only because he doesn't dare to but
also because he doesn't know the breakdown. Nor does he
argue about the taxes he pays, as our Joe docs, because he
is not aware of the extent to which he, the Russian con
sumer, carries the b irden of the budget. In fact, Ivan prob
ably would produly tell you that in Russia, 91 per cent of
the money to finance the budget comes from state and co
operative enterprises and only 9 per cent comes from in
come taxes a ratio any guillible Joe might envy indeed.
"The truth is, though," says Raymond, "that the people
pay for the whole works with the exception of the revenues
from satellite trade and then the satellite people pay."
To get to the hard facts. The Kremlin estimates total
spending-Ior 1963 at 86.1 billion rubles, total revenues, at
87.6 billion rubles. Here's how Raymond figures the 87.6
billion will be raised.
The biggest chunk of 33 per cent will come from the
so-called turnover tax. This is a direct tax imposed pri
marily on consumer items and its ranges from 40 to 300
per cent on luxuries (butter, clothing, perfume). Since it is
a direct tax, it automatically raises the prices of the goods
so high in many instances that workers couldn't afford to
buy the things even if they were available.
The next biggest chunk of 30 per cent will come from
the 73 per cent profits tax levied on factories. Since this
tax is collected mostly from factories producing consumer
goods, it also is passed on directly to consumers in the form
of higher prices for the goods.
Another 23 per cent will come from a conglomeration
of taxes on Russia's trade with her satellites, on collective
farms, on the little artisan cooperatives, on land, on utili
ties, etc. "In each case, the taxes simply take more rubles
out of the people's poskets."
The balance of 9 per cent will come from a mildly gradu
ated income tax and a special tax on spinsters, bachelors,
small families.
The turnover tax is an Indiscriminate tax, falling as
heavily on the lowest income buyer of food and goods as
on the highest which is the reason the U.S. government
has shrunk from trying it. The way Russia imposes her
profits tax, it also falls heaviest on the consumer.
As the Kremlin is hiding from her people the continuing
emphasis on armaments Raymond figures at least half the
budget is earmarked for military purposes so she is hiding
from the little people the tict that they are footing most
of the bill.
This year, in the U.S., our squabbles over the budget's
size and the income taxes we pay are slated to be the noisiest
in years and for excellent reasons. After studying the Rus
sian budget, I'm more grateful than ever that we can be
and are so noisy. Ivan should have it so good.
IT'S YOUR LAW
Respect or Law MaVts Democracy Ltrt
Editor's note: Oregon law
yers offer this column as a
public service. No person
should apply or interpret any
law without the aid of an at
torney, who is completely ad
vlied of the facts involved.
Even a slight variance in facts
may change the application
of the law.
UNORDERED
MERCHANDISE
Suppose the mailman de
livers to you a package con
taining a necktie, a book, key
ring tags or a phonograph
record that you didn't order.
Either with it, or by later
mail, is a bill or request to
remit the price.
Do you know your obliga
tions, assuming you don't
want the merchandise? Must
you return it? Can you use it
and not pay for it? Must you
keep it, or can you throw it
away?
Generally speaking, recipi-
ents of unordered merchan
dise are under no obligation
(a) to return it: b) to acknowl
edge its receipt; (c) to pay for
It unless used; (d) to give it
particular care; or (r) to keep
it beyond a reasonable time.
Can Demand Storage
You are obligated to sur
render the merchandise if
called for in person by the
shipper or his agent within a
reasonable lime. But you can
demand storage charges be
fore surrendering the item. If
you mail it back at your own
expense, you very likely will
stay on the sender's mailing
list and will receive other
shipments in the future.
There are no postal regula
tions governing unordered
merchandise, except where
fraud is involved.
Can Write 'Refuied'
Congress is working on Irg
islation that will cover the
situation. Howcvrr. if you
know what is in the envelope
or package, you can write "Rr
fused" across the face of Die
piece of mail and hand it hark
unopened to the mailman. No
further explanation is re
quired. You don't have to ac
cept any class of mail. Furth
ers your refusal probably will
result in the sender having to
pay return postage.
A ruling by the Federal
Trade Commission holds it a
violation of the Federal Trade
Act for a sender of unordered
merchandise to claim lhat
"The receiver is under obliga
tion ... to pay for or return
the merchandise." Hence, if
you don't use the mer
chandise, you are within your
rights in refusing to pay for it.
Lack of Parts
Said Hampering
Troop Training
Washington (UPD In 1961
the aircraft carrier Forrestal
had to put to sea without es
sential parts for the fire fight
ing equipment and main engines.
At the same time, as many
as a third of the M48 tanks
at Fort Bragg, N. C, were out
of operation.
These situations were dis
closed in a major report bv
the General Accounting office
Wednesday, It said the com
bat preparedness of U. S. mil
itary units has been "serious
ly affected" by inability to
obtain replacement parts and
other supplies, even though
the material was readily
available.
The GAO, Congress1 watch
dog on federal spending, said
the failure of Army, Navy and
Marine units to get needed
items significantly contribut
ed to or was directly re
sponsible for much high
priority combat equipment be
ing unserviceable.
Training Curtailed
uhe deficiencies seriously
curtailed troop training at
home and overseas, it said,
and resulted in warships oper
ating without essential mate
rials that would be needed in
an emergency.
Comptroller General Jo
seph Campbell said the Army
has already taken some rem
edial steps, and the Navy and
Defense Departments were
studying possible action.
The GAO inquiry was
launched in March, 1961, at
the behest of John W. McCor-
mack, who now is the speak
er of the House.
The GAO then looked into
the supply set up for the 8th
Army in Korea, the 7th Army
in Europe, units at Fort Ben-
ning, Ga., Fort Bragg, N. C,
Fort Hood, Tex., Fort Lewis,
Wash., Camp Lejeune, N. C,
and aboard warships docking
at the Norfolk, Va., Naval
base, Pearl Harbor, San Di
ego, and Mayport, Fla.
It said shortages were found
at all the military bases Visit
ed with the exception of some
ships.
Tanks Unusuable v
As prime examples, the
GAO said, one fourth to one
third of the M48 tanks at Fort
Bragg were out of operation
during the 1961 fiscal year
and were in a "sub-standard
condition" at various times.
These combat vehicles
were required by top priority
strategic Army corps units,"
the report said.
The GAO said the 7th Army
in Europe eliminated or. cur
tailed many troop training
activities essential to combat
preparedness during the same
period because of supply trou
ble.
In addition, the report said
the aircraft carrier Forrestal
had operated without essen.
tial material on board such
equipment as the oxygen-pro
during plant for jet aircraft
fire fighting equipment and
parts for the main engines.
"A breakdown in any of
this equipment, without the
necessary repair parts on
board, could adversely affect
the operation and mission of
the ship, GAO said.
All of these situations oc
curred even though most of
the needed items were avail
able at nearby supply centers,
the GAO said. The main prob
lem was that units and ships
had "insufficient fund au
thorizations to draw upon the
items.
Farms of the U.S. today
have more cattle than any
time in history.
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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1963
TV Network To Carry Hatfield's Report to People
Salem-dTD-A statewide tele
vision network will carry
"report to the people" by
Gov. Mark Hatfield begin
ning Jan. 14, it was an
nounced today.
The announcement was
made jointly by Hatfield and
C. Howard Lane, president of
KOIN-TV, Channel 6, Port
land, originating station.
The series of reports will
continue through the state
legislative session on alternat
ing Mondays at 10:30 a.m.
KOIN radiq will also broad
cast the programs. Carrying
the telecast in addition to
Pendleton Farmer
Gets Efficiency Award
Detroit (UPI R. L. Harris
of Pendleton, Ore., was one
of 15 U.S. farmers winning
Ford Farm Efficiency Awards,
the Ford Motor Co. announced
today.
Harris was selected for his
wheat production.
County agricultural agents
throughout the nation nomi
nate candidates and their pro
duction is measured against
yield, cost and profit goals es
tablished by farm specialists.
Laurel, Md.-turil-T. V. Lark,'
the 1961 winner of the Wash
ington, DC. International,
holds the course record for
the mile and one-half turf
classic 2:26 15.
Channel 6 will be KVAL-TV,
Eugene; KCBY-TV, Coos Bay;
KPIC-TV, Roseburg; KBES
TV, Medford, and KOTI-TV,
Klamath Falls. The Klamath
Falls station will carry the
video tape at 11:15 p.m.
Welcomes Invitation
"The citizens of Oregon, In
these coming days of crucial
financial, educational and so
cial decisions, are entitled to
hear of our proposals and the
reasoning behind them. I
welcome this invitation to
participate in a regular series
in keeping with the public's
right to know," Hatfield said.
Lane pointed out "The me
dium of television can do
much to develop public
understanding on the major
issues of the day through pre
sentations by our stale's chief
executive. This is a public
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forward to providing it for
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through cooperation of the
governor and the five asso
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