—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 18,1978 44 Stop federal paternalism, says Grange Master John Scott DENVER, COLO. - John W. Scott, master of the National Grange, strongly defended the need for strengthening and main taining the country’s family farms during an address here Monday following the opening of the Grange’s 112th annual session. Scott said America cannot afford to lose the rural values that would be lost with the demise of the family farm. He warned that government farm programs and tax policies favor larger farms and high income investors. He called for a change in federal farm support programs and tax and credit which could assist family agriculture, not hasten its death. Scott said inflation is placing fanners in a difficult cost-pnce squeeze. He said two-thirds of the retail price of food is determined by off- THE SYSTEMS k PEOPLE r Li—Mf Mt ■ AGSTAR ENVIRONMENTALLY CONTROLLED BUILDINGS ARE ONE OF THE MOST COMPETITIVE COST PER ANIMAL SYSTEMS AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET TODAY! EAIH farm costs and farmers do not have any profit protection. During the past 11 years, farm costs have increased 130 per cent while prices received by farmers increased only 114 per cent. He said inflation is caused by excessive demand created by the government in its misguided efforts to budget deficits and by the expansion of the money supply. He said Americans must end the era of federal paternalism and return government to its proper role. Scott called for a balanced budget, an end to deficit spending, a drastic reduction of our dependency on foreign oil and increased productivity as the major means to control inflation. Scott said another serious concern affecting farmers is agricultural - transportation service. He feels the quality of service would be im proved if competition were encouraged and backhaul opportunities expanded. He said more regional and local planning is needed and that agriculture should be represented in all policy matters relating to tran sportation He also recommended better utilization of rail cars and more emphasis on agricultural transportation research. o , n- * -iV i i * k Ihe over-reguidtion of business by the federal government is leading to a no-growth economy, diverting private investment from productive uses to non productive uses, lowering productivity and adding to inflation, warned Scott. He supports the President’s announcement to create a Regulatory Council. The Council will coordinate duplicate or overlapping regulations and develop a list of all federal regulations explaining their cost, objectives and why they must be issued. In addition, he recommended that those responsible for issuing regulations should not be in a position to justify the need for those regulations. He also said an economic im pact statement should ac company all regulations that affect a given industry and that the review panel should look into de-regulations as well as additional regulations. Scott said excess taxation with representation is just as bad as taxation without representation. He said to cut taxes without spending at the federal level only leads to deficit spending and increased pressure on in flation. He also said state and local tax reduction is meaningless without reform '■ Wil 153 at the federal level because money saved at the low level is subject to taxation by Washington. Scott said two major factors will influence con servation programs m the future The change m overall priorities and program funding reductions. 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