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PAGE IB - PI AINDEALER - WEDNESDAY. AUGUST If. IMS Editorial 'PLAINDEALER'N Opinion Roll Call Report (Your Congressman's Vote) to be What's The Tab? Senator Jesse Helms (E-NC) recently computed the cost of foreign aid since World War II and came up with a surprising conclusion. The American taxpayer has spent $2,304,257,000,000 to help foreigners. Since the actual amount of dollars appropriated each year for foreign aid totals less - $286,467,000,000 -• one might ask how the larger figure is arrived at. Simple. Since the federal government has had to borrow this money almost every year, which adds to the national debt, it has had to pay interest on it every year. If one figures the interest U.S. taxpayers are continuing to pay on the $286 billion appropriated, it comes to about $2.3 trillion! Had foreign aid been held to about half, there would be no national debt today. This shows the real cost of borrowing money (and paying interest into infinity) for foreign aid. The Home Market The United States has for decades been the only major western nation where one can build or buy a home at bargain prices. If two are working, earning perhaps $35,000 a year, that means they can buy a nice home for twice their annual earnings In no other modern industrial nation can this be done. In Europe, one can expect to pay about double for comparable-sized homes. That's one reason so many Europeans have been buying American homes and land in recent years. In Germany and Scandinavia, a home might cost three times what a similar residence would cost in the U .S. Building is also a slower process in Europe. The industry is heavily saddled with bureaucratic methods-in permits, permissions, and rigid rules of building. Workers enjoy more work breaks, slowdowns, and leisure. In this country one crew comes in to roof the house and is gone in two days. Another does the dry wall work in days, another the ceilings, another the painting (now often spray-painting) These crews come in, go all-out and get out. In Europe fewer men do it slower Despite all these advantages, the home market in America today is slow. Most people borrow to build a home and few want to pay 14 or 15 percent over 20 or 30 years. That means they pay several times the price of the house. So Americans today are waiting. What can they expect? The experts say now is a good time to buy -because prices have gone down or stayed where they are for more than a year. Today's is, then, a buyer's market for those with cash. The hitch is buyers who must use mortgages can't afford the high interest. They are thus reduced in number, by the recession in interest rates. The experts also say when the present recession ends (after interest rates go Washing! m Here's how ana members of Cunyi •wrwnMonnMrior rail call votes July » through Aug. 4. HOUSE Federal PeastoM--By a vote of 160 for and 29$ against, the House refected a motion aimed at restraining the growth of federal civilian and military pensions in fiscal 1981. At iaaos was whether the House would <f cutting mandates relating to pensions that were contained in the said ths National Governors' _ Opponent Augustus Hawkins, I>€alif., said it is . ; too much" to "turn the program over to a governor or aetata that lam i wfany already.,.." ben vottog >S" wanted state strators of federal jobs FMHp Crane, MeClory and 1 a voteef fBfviudSl that cap and to return the bill to the post office committee for unspecified cuts that K would have included much leas money for federal panakna. The bill, aa passed and sent to conference with the Senate, contains ample ftmdfaig far i achieved ; secalator that raiaea the ' $32 million in additional cuts. TUa vole waa on a motion likely B later i ample funding for at J. percent coet-of-livinc hike in federal pensions. Rep. William Dannemeysr, R-Calif., who aupported the 4 percent cap, aaid Congress has been "more than fair" in dealing with federal retirees ever the peat IS years. "It is about time that we show some couceiu for the federal taxpayers who pay the bill," he said. Rep. William Ford, D-Mich., who oppooed the motion to send the bill beck to committee, aaid that "in our haute to economise we have drained enou£i Mood from the active and retired faderal workers../' Members voting "nay" favored high spending for federal penaiona. Reps. Philip Crane, R-tt, Robert MeClory, R-13, and Lynn Martin, R-if, voted "yea." Budget Strategy--The Houae adopted, M0 for and 170 against, a parliamentary rule that Republicans and the White Houae said would sabotage if the poet umce and civil service committee to be voted on separately by the Houae. rather than as part of an overall "reconciliation" package that also included cuts made by other committeee. Republicans say major spending reductions can be achieved only if they are considered en masse, becauae whan program cuts are considered individually they can be successfully restated by powerful special interests. This vote clewed the way for House passage of HR 8882 (aee preceding vote). Supporter Leon Panetta, D-Calif , said members "cannot have it both ways" and "support a budget resolution that calls for certain cuts and then hide from the ability to vote up or down on those cuts." Opponent Delbert Latta, R-Ohio, said "there is not enough courage around here individually on these bills to vote them up or down. You have to package them to get a little courage in this place." Members voting "yea" were mostly Democrats who this year favor a strategy of individual i committees. u ̂theHouaeJ ̂ dears the amewtaant, R-uSh, said "the issue in this debated not economic - It la not Keyneeianism; it is not econometric models; it is not George kmSSl̂ Uine, SidtiSeConstitution is "limited to those of freedom and liberty which do not depend on aî economic or social theory to be valid," and that to encumber it with budget-balancing language "will undermine the beat and moat stable constitutional document in the woridL" Senators voting "yea" favored the constitutional amendment. Sens. Alan Dixon, D, and Charles Percy, R, voted '̂ yea." Debt Limit--By a vote of SI for and 45 against, the Senate adopted an amendment to the propoeed constitutional amendment (see preceding vote) requiring that any increase in the national debt limit alao be approved by a three-fifths vote of both houses. The debt ceiling muat be ratted often to accommodate government borrowing, and simple majority votea needed to raiee it are difficult to achieve. So sponsors of the conatitutional change oppooed this amendment on pounds it would seriously weaken their quest for fiscal responsibility; if the debt ceiling could not be raised, then taxea would have to be raioed. Supporter David Boren, D-Okla., aaid "if we have s balanced budget, there will be no need to increaae die debt level becauae no new debt will be ^6ll6r8ltGd Opponent Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, aaid "this smendment could strengthen this conatitutional amendment to death" Senators voting "nay" thought the national debt tayiage ̂ amendment more would make the enact 48 for and SI againat, an amendment to lift a increases in federal civilian and military to limit four percent cap on cost-of-livir pensions (see similar Houae vote nenaion rises to four nercent annually < estimated $5 billion. xheHouse and Senate disagree on this issue and Houae- e). The vote left intact legislation I over the next three years, thus saving an votea on budget-cutting bills produced by the various down) the housing market will boom. Prices, they insist, will soar, because of pent-up demand. Millions who have been waiting until interest rates decline will be in tne market. Since fewer homes have been built in recent years, demand will exceed supply. the past. Thus the housing That has been the history of the industry in industry key is whether interest rates come down, as hoped, soon. The number of buyers is determined by interest rates. Overall economic recovery, if they decline, will be very much hastened by the housing boom. Philip Crane, MeClory and Ms. Martin voted "nay." Job Training--By a vote of 188 for and 218 againat, the Houoe rejected an amendment giving state governments prime responsibility for administering federally-funded job training programs. Later, tne House passed and sent to conference with the Senate a bill (HR 5320) a bill that revamps the CETA program and other jobs-creation programs, with an emphasis on training rather than make-work. In large part, the bill would bypass state capitals and permit Washington to contract directly with local governments and agencies. Supporter John Erlenborn, R-Ill., said if the Labor department would find it "unmanageable" to work with so many local job training programa, and he Senate conferees will resolve the (ttspute. The vote occurred during debate on a budget reconciletion bill (S2774) that was headed for final peasege. Sea Paul Sarbanea, D-Md., who supported lifting the cap, aaid it was unfair to single out "one small group of older Americana" by denying them "their hard-earned and justly deserved retirement benefits. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, said the four percent limit is needed "becauae of the problems that exist in our economy." Senators voting "yea" wanted federal penaioners to get cost-of-living increeses in excess of four percent over the next three years. Dixon voted "yee". Percy voted "nay." New Hot Line For Seniors Suburban Housing Costs The Northeastern Illinois Planning commission has released a 1962 survey of suburban housing prices and rents. The 44-page document is entitled Suburban Housing Costs, Northeastern Illinois, April 1961 to April 1982. The survey revealed the following summary information: -- Actual selling prices of existing single family homes indicated a range of from 1 percent increase to 8 percent reduction compared to one year ago -- In the 26 township clusters used by | From Washington By U S Rep Lynn Martin Reading through the classified sds in our newspapers quickly drives home what is becoming a fact of iyl" changing drs booming areas of auto and steel to computer and sophisticated com­ munication This change, recession, is unemployment modern day life. American industry is rastically from previously coupled with the producing severe The devastating effects of unemployment are being felt nationwide, but are particularly acute in our area. The House of Representatives has taken steps to address this problem in a surprisingly strong bipartisan cooperative effort The Job Training Partnership act, which I strongly supported, and which passed the House by a large margin, will establish a comprehensive job training program, utilizing private sector, local government and com munity based organizations to provide skills and employment assistance. This job training program will enable unskilled workers to compete in the labor force and by retraining displaced workers, this bill will directly assist laid-off auto workers, older workers, women, veterans, and minority youth to obtain permanent private sector jobs The Comprehensive Employment and Training act, a badly flawed and mismanaged program, expires in September This program would replace CETA while eliminating those portions of the program that did not work, improving on thoae that did, and initiating new plans geared to the 80 s The Job Training Partnership act accomplishes this by clearly defining the federal, state and local governments' responsibilities, by coordinating all educational in­ stitutions, by giving private induatry important responsibilities and by utilizing local community services and organizations This type of job training, under local control and at a reasonable cost, is so important today because it helps, not only the low-income jobless, and unemployed youths, but also those skilled workers that have been laid off, offering the structurally and chronically unemployed an op­ portunity to advance. This is a bold plan, but I am convinced it can and will assist in putting Americans back to work Aug. 31 Dead l ine For Auto S t ickers Secretary of State Jim Edgar has announced that midnight Tuesday, Aug 31, is the deadline for car owners with license plate registrations ex­ piring in August to display the orange 1963 stickers in the upper left corner of their rear license plate. "Approximately 550,000 renewal applications have been mailed to registered owners who are currently displaying the brown 1962 stickers that expire in August," Edgar said the survey, only 6 indicated any price increases compared to tne 20 areas which showed increases last year. - In general, prices of lower cost homes have declined sUghtly; prices of homes in the $12S,000 to $130,000 category have declined the moat, and very high price homes have held fairly firm. - In some parte of the region, conventional financing was usedivaa few as 10 percent of the transaction. Special financing, often including help from the seller, is masking what some realtors believe is an additional 10 percent real drop in selling prices. - Suburban rents increased an average of 7.6 percent over the one year period, but variations ranged from plus 17 percent to minus 5 per­ cent. - New housing added in the suburbe totaled slightly over 9,000 units, down 5,300 units from the previous year. Approximately half of all new unita were in multi-family structures - Of the new multi-family units, half were rental, the remainder con­ dominium. - Of the nearly 12,000 federally subsidized housing units now under construction or committed, 80 percent are located in Chicago, the balance in the suburbs Nearly 5,000 of all new subeidized units are for the elderly. The survey was based on a mail questionnaire and follow-up telephone interviews with realtors, appraisers, real estate boards, apartment ownera and managers, and local government officials The survey incorporated the responses of over 190 individuals in the real estate field. For further information, call Margaret Sachs at (312 ) 454-0400 The Northeastern Illinois Planning commission is the comprehensive planning agency for the six-county Chicago metropolitan area In ad­ dition to planning, the agency provides technical and research assistance and reviews federal grant requests for local governments. Tighten Rule On School Lunch To ensure that only eligible children get free and reduced-price meals, parents will be required to provide social security numbers on ap­ plications for free and reduced-price meals, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced. The ruling implements provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, which requirea that applicanta include the social security number of all household members or an indication that none is available. In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, all state agencies and local school food authorities will be required to disclose how the social security numbers will be used and by what authority the information is requested In addition, the individuals must be informed that the disclosure is required in order for the application lo be considered Prior to the Reconciliation Act, applications for free and reduced- price meals required only family size and income information. "The change in the application procedures has been initiated in order to improve the integrity of the school feeding programs," Aaaiatant Secretary Mary C Jarratt seid. "We are very concerned about the potential abuae that can be cauaed if Krents mis report their incomes on * and reduced-price meal plicationa," she added. Illinois' 1.2 million citizens age 65 and older may now use a special toll free telephone hot line, 800-252-2904, to receive information or assistance with problems involving his office, Secretary of State Jim Edgar has announced. "This hot line will help the 850,000 licensed Illinois drivers age 65 and older, as well as non-drivers, find out more information about the special services this office offers seniors, as well as information about other issues such as driver licenses, vehicle registrations and titles," Edgar said. The toll free hot line, established in addition to the Secretary of State's office-wide toll free number, will ring directly in the Senior Citizens division office. The line will be in operation from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. By calling the hot line, seniors can receive information about programs offered by the Senior Citizens division such as the Rules of the Road review course, the Senior Photo ID program and the defensive driving insurance discount. Edgar noted that more than 48,000 senior drivers participated in the Rules of the Roed review course during fiscal year 1982, representing a 55 percent increaae over the previous year. The Secretary of State's office alao issues free photo ID cards to seniors age 65 and older. The cards provide non-drivers with an official form of identification. CONSUMER ^CHECKLIST 77ir̂ Charcoal Starter A sure way to start a charcoal fire is to punch a few holes into the sides of a coffee can, cut off both ends and set in the grill. Fill can with char­ coal, add starter fluid and light. 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