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Show Reduction of Government Payroll fould Balance Budget, Says Report '"""Power luus ol out to reduce 10 IHMccnt. -it s,K-h a re uctlon is w ou M bo equal to all of the 1 lullvid.uU income taxes J' hr People living in u tMRht Mountain States "the re-Hut re-Hut concluded. Such an accomp hshnn-nt would also bring the n t'on close to a balanced budget I ( j.v,ir:il civilian employment iilti i reduced to the juv-Kor-'V' o,Mi level, the imnuiil savins iirv costs iiUme would move '".MUmee the IVderal budget." "1 ,vmt w:s eiuphiisl.ed in a ''i. tv V'tali Foundation, the w nonprofit tax research euMHlation analysts point out. V lVileval civilian employment " .,.'1 in August, VX for the i:Ul-ntH consecutive month. The s'U,i t Federal emplovment total 077 was only about 200,-Ir'heiow 200,-Ir'heiow the Koivan War peak 001 Aw neatlv 4;0.000 above the T, World War H low of 1.SH3.-$ 1.SH3.-$ in VM nurinsr fisoal 'oar ta SO "l'V'A salaries of Federal ;i';;;,;V;s "totaled $sv bimon.- h, tiulv continues. "This amount !w ",,,,1'to about one third on the M income tax bill of all indi-iu'Us indi-iu'Us in the nation. Newly one "Ijr of every six spent by Uncle m sroes for payrolls. Moreover, ,' i, likolv that salary costs will L evon higher in 195(3 because of L recent '$ percent pay hike approved ap-proved by Congress for postal (vorkers and other Federal employees." em-ployees." The Foundation reports that a Concessional subcommittee on |