Show I Governmental Extravagance 11 I Ig FEW g EW people realize the vast increase in theA the A number of civil service ervi e of the United States government that has taken place in the past four years The figures are staggering and are arc largely responsible for or the great increase in taxes If ahalt a ahalt ahalt halt is not called immediately in the promiscuous giving out of government jobs the American Americ n people can look forward to a time when the tax collector will be grabbing one-half one of every dollar earned On June 30 t 1916 th there re a were were persons perSons per per- sons employed employ d i in the executive civil service of of the Unit United d States O On cn July 3 31 I 1929 1925 there were persons employed an increase of I Just imagine if you c can n what 1 this is means to the taxpayers rs of the country and we we are are all taXpayers taxpayers taX taX- taxpayers tax tax- payers either directly or indirectly At At Atan an average wage of s say y 6 6 a day t the civil service payroll for the additional would show an increase of per day In Washington alone there are now nov employed in the civil service departments persons an increase of persons oyer over the number employed on on June 30 1916 the total at that time being These figures do not include the non-civil non service nor the personnel of the army army and navy The p peoples people's op es e's money is being ruthlessly spent Th The Tho department nt heads are apparently handing out jobs to their friends for the asking Something must be d done ne to curb this squandering squandering de dering ing of the peoples people's money or this nation is soon going to face a se serious ious taxation crisis |