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Show i when the money will benefit him. That is why enormous pressure pres-sure is exerted on Congress by groups of all kinds for bigger and better appropriations. And that is why Congress must have the courage to resist this pressure pres-sure if the nation is to avoid financial fin-ancial disaster. Governments, like individuals, can spend beyond be-yond their incomes and dissipate i their resources only so long. The only difference Ls that government govern-ment can stave off the day of reckoning longer. But when that day does come, the repercussions 'are felt everywhere. I The Hoover Commission, for one, lias shown us how we can heavily cut the cost of government govern-ment without undermining any necessary function. Let tnis Congress Con-gress do it and if it does, let it be given the thanks of a grateful grate-ful nation. NUMBER ONE ISSUE As the second session of this Congress got underway, news reports emphasized that the domestic do-mestic issue of the greatest concern con-cern to many Senators and Rep-lesentatives Rep-lesentatives of both parties was the cost of the Federal government, govern-ment, taxes and deficits. The news reports said further that Congressional leaders, on either side of the aisle which divides di-vides Republicans and Democrats, Demo-crats, were determined to do everything ev-erything possible to cut appropriations, appro-priations, to abstain from raising taxes, and to make the next budget bud-get show a surplus instead of a deficit at the end of the fiscal year. These are splendid aims but it must be recorded that they are usually honored more in the breach than in the observance. Practically everyone is for rigorous rigor-ous economy for the other fel-low, fel-low, and for ample spending |
