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...hour and none of the speakers talked for more than five-minutes. Representing the Liberal Union, Edward Ames '42 appealed for immediate action. "The German army is removing every obstacle facing it in Europe.... Repealing the Neutrality Act may mean American ships sunk and American lives lost, but in comparison to the risks of inaction, these sacrifices are small...
...terms of this measure, the amount which we will pay in taxes will be greater than is paid in England when measured either on a per capita basis or as a percentage of the national income--the only two bases upon which it is possible to make a fair comparison between tax burdens in different countries...
...familiar rallying cry of the Administration advocates of more spending and higher taxes that the American people are paying far less to their government than the English. But according to Robey, these frequently heard statements rest upon false bases of comparison. The English people pay higher income and inheritance taxes yes! But they do not bear such a heavy burden of excise taxes, both state and federal. People who compare the British and American tax structures also forget that the English pay 90 per cent of their taxes to their national government, while 40 per cent of our taxes...
Though "Honky Tonk" is by no means one of the outstanding pictures of the year, it stands out so far above its present partner in crime as to be practically celestial by comparison. It is the kind of western that Hollywood has been turning out in great quantities of late; they take a couple of good box-office attractions like Clark Gable and Lana Turner and put them in what is really an old-fashioned Class B horse-opera, except that the script is Class a and there are a few big names in the production and direction...
...subject has been a sore one for several years, but no publicity has been given it since the spring of 1940 when the CRIMSON printed an editorial urging that a new system be adopted. It was generally felt that the swimming requirements were too strict and unfair in comparison to other winter sports in which many more men gained awards...