Show The Missing Dollars The electronic eyes of government computers rarely fall fail to collect the last dime possible from the taxpayer However however How how- ever on the spending side the story is somewhat different According to a press dispatch New NewYork NewYork NewYork York City's antipov antipoverty rt agencies have failed to acco account nt for nearly hearty 25 per per cent of the 35 million advanced to them in inthe inthe the three years that ended September 30 1968 Some 8 million in poverty funds have simply disappeared and city officials concede that they may never know how at least 4 million of the 8 million was actually spent Independent auditors have been employed in an effort effort ef ef- ef fort to account for the missing millions I I m I I Many of the agencies that expended the funds no longer exist O One e can what would happen happen hap hap- happen pen to a private firm that was unable to account for the expenditure of 25 per cent of its revenues The management management manage manage- ment would either go to jail for tax evasion or embezzlement Few private concerns could stand the financial strain of an unexplained disappearance of 8 million Public enterprises always have havethe havethe havethe the taxpayer to fall back on which is isone isone isone one good reason for keeping government government govern govern- ment out of any business undertakings that can be performed by taxpaying private enterprise n |