Show IT CAN BE DONE DONET T THE HE federal government has balanced its budget But before you start to cheer you might remember that the country contains contains contains con con- 48 state governments each of which has hasa a budget of its own own and all but a very few of them could do with a whole lot more Inthe inthe in inthe the way of economy than they have ever had yet Furthermore it is the money spent by these governments that bears most heavily on the average citizen If federal taxes go up the citizen of modest modest modest mod mod- est means may have to pay payout out 25 in taxes annually instead of 10 but his city state and county governments will take from him if if he is a property owner owner anywhere anywhere from to a year and if it he wants relief from the burden of taxation that we hear so much about he ought to remember just what part of the burden is the heaviest In the main city and state indebtedness has gone skyrocketing in th the past decade In 1930 the states alone owed nearly two and one-half one billions City debts in most cases have shot up even fast faster r. r There is though one comfort It has I been proved that honest and determined ex executives executives ex- ex can cut down state and city budgets if if they want to Virginia for instance had a deficit of 1 two years ago Today it has a surplus surplus surplus sur sur- plus of more than Georgia re recently recently recently re- re cut down its state departments from to 17 17 with with vast savings Maine made one agency do the work of 45 North Carolina Carolina Car Car- olina followed a similar path and saved its taxpayers States cities and counties can do wonders with governmental expense if those at the helm are really sincere in their effort to economize |