Show Government Economies One Of Years Year's s 's Healthiest Health jest Signs FEDERAL G. G STATE SATE TAT GOTT GT GT LOCAL 15 ft POPULATION EXPENSES E EXPENSES By Dy ALLARD SMITH Executive Vice Vico President President The Union Trust Trust Co Cleveland Ohio One of ot the healthiest signs o of oC the moment Is the growing demand on the he part of American taxpayers for tor economics economies In local and federal governments gov gov- Individuals and business enterprises who were forced to curtail cur cur- tail ail tal their expenditures of reduced incomes incomes in in- i. i comes must feel that tax spenders should hould face realities also Moreover the most efficient way of stabilizing the credit of government govern gover ment units unis from the federal government government govern govern- gover ment down is i by balancing budgets At the present one person out of every 11 1 in the country is on some payroll connected with wih the govern govern- gover ment nent local state or federal The Te annual expenditure of public tax tx money in the United States is more than equivalent to over per capiL capita This is in contrast with wih about 2250 per capita capitain capia in 1913 National government costs 34 per capita capia annually compared with about 8 in prewar days Much of ot this gain cain Is accounted for by the debts debt and expenses occasioned by the World war In 1913 public expenditures 6 64 4 per cent of the total national national na nap na- na tonal Income By 1928 the proportion proper tion ton had grown to 14 per cent and today to today day it i is estimated that 25 per cen cent of the national income goes for government government gov gov- purposes es Over a period o of 15 years years expendi expenditures tures of the federal federl government increased increased in in- creased per cent cent state government government govern govern- gover ment spending increased per cent while local governments increased per cent Meanwhile population increased only 15 per percent cent |