| Show I Zero Zero Base Base Budgeting Is Needed Federal programs have a way of perpetuating themselves themselves themselves them them- selves through constant expansion and increased budgets Bureaus and departments in many cases feel that their Importance to the nation and the people is in direct proportion proportion proportion tion to their increasing ever-increasing expenditures Dr Arthur Burns prior to accepting the chairmanship chairmanship chairman chairman- ship of the Federal Reserve Board proposed a sound constructive method to ascertain the current worth of federal federal fed fed- eral programs and projects He calls it zero base budgeting This means that each government agency would have to make a case for Its entire appropriation each year not merely for the requested increase For example each of the level cabnet departments has thousands of different programs Under zero base budgeting they would be required to justify their worth not just ask for new appropriations appropriations appropriations' to continue their existence existence exis exis- tence or to expand their activities Its It's just good practice to take stock whether it be in the private or public sector of our e economy onomy Lets Let's give it a tryl |
