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Show RvHY THI A If im : 30. A.,,:.,-- THE KKRAI.D. Provo. uh. - Page SI fvyf v More issues by 'pinions I I Herald readers, columnists and cartoonists ht 1 1 Grace Thinks Frugality Can Prevent Tax Increase - WASHINGTON Like a great vacuum machine, the federal government sucks up money at the rate of $4 7 million a minute. Every disappearing dollar is painfully extracted from the taxpayers, who don t begrudge money for the nation's needs but hate to see it wasted. Yet appalling sums are squandered, with reckless abandon. The government's voracious appetite for greenbacks has stirred alarm across the country. Economists warn that fed- eral extravagance is draining raw materials and skilled labor from the economy, that the astronomical deficits are driving up interest rates, that our politi- cal leaders must drastically change their wasteful ways. Massive waste has been uncovered by Peter Grace, a tough, outspoken financial cure mudgeon, with a manner. He heads a presidential commission th,?t has been take-charg- inves-tigatin- g the government's wasteful practices and proce- dures. Behind his grizzled exterior and gruff amiability is perhaps the canniest financial talent ever turned loose in the government's counting rooms. He has used his analytical powers to penetrate the collusions between bureaucrats and congressmen. He has found enough possible savings to eliminate the deficit and balance the budget. He has lound screws that were palmed off on the government for $91, $15 hammers purchased by the Pentagon for $400. $235 million worth of firewood that was given away. With our money, the government has subsidized the rich and pandered to the poor. Refrigerators have been given to Eskimos; tubes of toothpaste have been shipped to foreigners with no toothbrushes. Millions have been appropriated to persuade people to stop smoking and, at the same time, millions have been used to promote tobacco sales. Uncle Sam also purchases with his right hand what he already holds in his left. The procurement people have a cav- ernment over $25 billion a year because of weaknesses in finan are cial controls owed to the government Vet the federal book Keepers are indilferent to collecting the overdue money; it s less bother jiM to raise taxes He has also found billion in overdue bills that $38 g budget-breaKin- alier attitude toward Grace L.v They would any political their Meanwhile, have built a to postpone inconvience until is solely past. the bureaucrats cordon sanitaire preter Jack Anderson c "As the true owners of the I S government, we protest the appalling waste of our money by those we entrust to spend it. We demand action, not discussion, to stop the excessive and unnecessary squandering of government funds for foolish projects, wasteful programs and inefficient operations We want corrective measures taken against those in Congress and the federal bureucricy woo irresponsibly authorize and misspend our Ux dollars." We will deliver thli petition to the next president and Ue new congressional leaders in around their spending programs. It will take an outcry to overcome the congressional flummery and the bureaucratic resistance. You are invited to join in the outcry. Grace and 1 have formed a organization to oppose government misspending. It's called Citizens Against Waste, and we need the support of all concerned Americans Please sign the following taxpayers' declaration and mail it to Citizens Against Waste, P.O. Box 1000. Ben Franklin Station. Washington. D C. 20044: non-profi- 3 governis never ment funds. Enough exposures have s caused members ot Congress to become jittery over the spending excesses. But they're holding m abeyance their next move, lest the goose be killed with manv a golden egg vet to sufficient; they must always have more. Browsing among the billions, Grace has discovered that fraud and abuse are costing the gov I "Yes, AM bringing home a surprise for you from Dallas, as a matter of fact. " The PP333 Of Pesticides - WASHINGTON The (UPI) I see by the papers, British, ! have developed a chemical called PP333 that apparently stunts the growth of grass while making it greener. This is truly an important scientific ? ,n L But why, you may well ask, the breakthrough. researchers have been too preoccupied with the continuing struggle of Man vs. Bug to give much thought to obstructing barber colleges. Nevertheless, you undoubtedly will be pleased to learn that they may be on the verge of doing for pesticides what PP333 might do for lawn mower sales. 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