The document from Roy Horton expresses his views on government spending, welfare, and unemployment. He believes in reducing government spending to combat inflation and supports the work ethic over the welfare ethic. He criticizes the lack of action in cutting expenses and reducing funding for social programs to encourage people to work instead of relying on assistance. He also suggests cutting gasoline taxes and reducing supply to stabilize prices.

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Correspondence between Congressman James R. Jones and Constituent Roy Horton on Government Spending and Welfare Reforms, 1975

Identifier:
CAC_CC_109_4_22_36_0019
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Correspondence between Congressman James R. Jones and Constituent Roy Horton on Government Spending and Welfare Reforms, 1975
Date Created:
1975-03-17
EDTF:
1975-03-17
Creator:
unknown
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
James R. Jones Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/70
Description:
The document from Roy Horton expresses his views on government spending, welfare, and unemployment. He believes in reducing government spending to combat inflation and supports the work ethic over the welfare ethic. He criticizes the lack of action in cutting expenses and reducing funding for social programs to encourage people to work instead of relying on assistance. He also suggests cutting gasoline taxes and reducing supply to stabilize prices.
Topic:
Banks and banking--United States
Congress:
94th (1975-1977)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_109_4_0000, Box 22, Folder 36, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages