Show The new federal budget a. a i 1 j 1 ut One of the biggest highlights of the legislative events in Washington DC D.C. for the month of April was passage of the new Federal Budget for the forthcoming year But it hasn't made mu much h news mostly because every politician politician politician poli poli- from the President on down has been ke keeping ping very quiet about it On Oh such commentary that has appeared on the subject one that caught and in inthe inthe our eye fancy appeared the National Review magazine Noting that the US U.S. Senate had approved the budget of for next year NR continued Four hundred twelve billion six hundred million dollars Four one two six zero zero zero zero zero zero z zero ro zero A thousand million dollars a day plus an extra thousand million for petty cash every Monday Forty s seven Forty ven million dollars an hour every second of every minute every day all year a mans man's labor for a a whole year and more gone witH every tick of the clock Forty million years of labor a million lifetimes lifetimes lifetimes life life- times of toil The members of Congress cannot conceivably conc comprehend such numbers nor use the millionth part of such sums rationally nor grasp the deadly consequences cone conse of their acts all they can do dois dois dois is vote for more and giggle and drool National Review also points out that the new Federal tax imposes a burden of per household quite enough to ensure the health education welfare and self-defense self of every Amer American can family if they could just keep what they earn To the National Review commentary we could add only come this Fall all Congressmen and many members of the Senate are up for election If you want to curb runaway government government government govern govern- ment spending you can do it first of all by voting and secondly by voting wisely |