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Editorial
March 7, 1957
The Glacier Reporter
Browning, Glacier County, Montana
What is this article about?
Editorial criticizes U.S. legislators for prioritizing spending taxpayer money over fiscal conservatism, passing unnecessary antiquated or petty legislation due to overload, marking a record year for such spending bills.
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PAYING LEGISLATORS TO SPEND OUR MONEY
It used to be that we paid our Congressmen, Senators and State Legislators to protect our pursestrings and for their conservative abilities. Today however, it seems exactly the opposite, and we apparently are paying them to spend our money.
We fully realize the importance of keeping abreast of times, particularly in this fast-changing day and age, but in many instances we find our solons, year after year, cobbling up antiquated legislation in an effort to modernize impracticable laws that are of no value, or of value to only a select few.
This may be due to the fact that so much petty legislation is introduced that the solons lack the time for adequate study of the proposals.
This seems to be a record year for spending legislation as well as one for the non-support of the taxpayer's pocketbook.
It used to be that we paid our Congressmen, Senators and State Legislators to protect our pursestrings and for their conservative abilities. Today however, it seems exactly the opposite, and we apparently are paying them to spend our money.
We fully realize the importance of keeping abreast of times, particularly in this fast-changing day and age, but in many instances we find our solons, year after year, cobbling up antiquated legislation in an effort to modernize impracticable laws that are of no value, or of value to only a select few.
This may be due to the fact that so much petty legislation is introduced that the solons lack the time for adequate study of the proposals.
This seems to be a record year for spending legislation as well as one for the non-support of the taxpayer's pocketbook.
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic Policy
What keywords are associated?
Legislators
Government Spending
Taxpayer Pocketbook
Petty Legislation
Fiscal Conservatism
What entities or persons were involved?
Congressmen
Senators
State Legislators
Solons
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Critique Of Legislative Spending And Petty Bills
Stance / Tone
Critical Of Excessive Government Spending
Key Figures
Congressmen
Senators
State Legislators
Solons
Key Arguments
Legislators Paid To Protect Pursestrings And Be Conservative, But Now To Spend Money
Passing Antiquated Legislation To Modernize Impracticable Laws Of No Value
Overload Of Petty Legislation Prevents Adequate Study
Record Year For Spending Legislation Ignoring Taxpayer Interests