Session #76 · 1939–41

Speech #760005466

This should have the effect of reducing the State tax load in these States. and. in my opinion. it does. but here is a fact that must be considered: That in those States which are receiving this Federal aid to take care of their relief load. when great numbers of those receiving relief migrate to other States. it has the effect of further reducing their taxes. but when the States to which these people migrate do not get the funds which were supposed to go to these indigents. such States automatically have their tax load increased. and this is what is happening to California and to many other States. It is the opinion of people of the State of California that this relief money should follow that migration. We are prepared In California. through our records. to tell where every migrant comes from. and we believe that the Federal Government should recognize the inequality of having the State of California take care of other States loads without additional funds with which to do it. It is my belief that if the tax load becomes so heavy in this or any other State that it becomes uneconomical to carry on any business. to own homes or own property. that there is nothing but failure ahead. and in order to protect against a situation of this kind is one of the reasons I am making this talk. Some States might take the view that they are accomplishing something for themselves by sending this load on to California. through this migration of people on relief. but these States must remember that when the resources of California are gone. these same people will have become accustomed to relief. and they will then go back to the States which can carry them. either to the Southern States. where climatic conditions are attractive and where it does not cost so much to live. or to those Northern States which have great capital. and these people know which these great States are. and they will go there knowing that they have the money to carry them.
Keywords matched
migrant

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
80%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
LELAND FORD
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
CA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
760005466
Paragraph
#0
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