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Show wary - Page THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday June 13, 1984 4 Government spending increases 742 Total . ployee retirement, unemployment, Social Security, railroad retirement, and others) multiplied 3,841 times. In 1982 social program expenditures intheU.S. were equal to 32.4 percent of spending by federal, state, and local governments in the U.S. multiplied 742 times over the past 80 years. This fact was pointed out by Utah Foundation, the private tax rein an search organization, analysis of government growth. The study indicates that total government expenditures climbed from $ 1,660,000,000 in 1902 to $1,231,436,000,000 in 1982. Part of this huge increase in public spending was due to population growth and to the reduced purchasing power of the dollar. Between 1902andl982,totalpopu-latio- n in the U.S. tripled and the value of the dollar declined by more that 90 percent. Even after allowances are made for population growth and inflation, the however, expansion in government has been 22 fold over the past 80 years. The growth in government spending has been substantially greater than that of the economy as a whole, according to the Foundation analysis. While the gross national product in the U.S. was multiplying 143 times over the past 80 years, govern- ment spending was increasing As a result, by 742 times. government expenditures were equal to more than 40 percent of the gross national product in 1982, compared with only 7.7 percent in 1902. Foundation analysts attribute much all govemm ait spending, compared with only 6 percent in 1902. The study indicates that many of these social spending programs, such as Social Security, 20 years. climbed by 1,134 percent, or an average of about 13 per year. All other governmental expenditures in the U.S. rose by 478 percent, or an average of about 9 percent in this same ar period. The Foundation report notes that the adoption of the federal income, tax in 1913 was one development that made much of this government growth possible. Individual and corporate income taxes imposed by federal, state, and local units totaled $413 billion in 1982, and accounted for 36 percent of all government revenue. Eighty years ago the property tax was the major revenue 20-ye- k ' , ' ""I ' ' & all revenue collected by governmental units. Another factor that has contributed to government growth in this century, according to the Foundation, has been the trend ' ' ; - t " s v. J' ' ,,, , , !' v y v k I , i XS.,. 4 iKt-- y I V' a ' , 4 !? , 3 ; i Louven Caroline Perkins in Bluff, Utah to George William and Mary Ann Bayles Perkins. She passed away in the hospital in Page, Arizona on May 27, 1984 of leukemia. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Robinson, of Magna, Utah, ; and three daughters were spending their vacation in Monticello with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Kenneth WEATHER Summers. A3C Philip Himmelberger, of Mr. and Mrs. John was home on Himmelberger, two leave for weeks. son Monticello Blanding A ship sailing from New York City to San Francisco via the Panama Canal would travel 6,000 miles, while the same trip around South America would take 15,000 miles, say is National Geographic. Grandma Vene, was asweet, outgoing person who was full of life and love for those around her. She enjoyed, nature and always remarked how wonderful it was to live in such a beautiful world. She served many years in different organizations of the LDS Church. She loyed singing and was a long time member of the choir. She was especially thrilled with the opportunity she had to sing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. : Louven is survived by daughters Man gum of Sharleen Herriman, Utah; Anna Jean Black of Page, Arizona; Karla Guerts of Salt Lake City; Randy Hensley of Holbrook, Arizona; 16 grand- - Ait SOUTHWEST REGIONAL CHILI COOKOFF June 16, 1984 0 $Cash Prizes Winner to World Championships Entry Fee $1000 per recipe red chili green chili salsa (l saved over $1,000 on 4 Chili Heads Invited 2nd Annual ICS Sanctioned 84 Chevrolet $4- Ann Redd, old of County Attorney and daughter Mrs. Bennion Redd, was making good recovery after being run over by an automobile. . comforted iis, prepared sent beautiful floral meals, arrangements, and brought words of comfort during the loss of our beloved Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother. The Louven P. Guymon Family Guy mon was bom J anuary 31, 1904 . Two-ye- ar who LOUVEN GUYMON AGO this week four lives were lost as a truck ran wild at Mexican Hat. Killed were Clyde Poley, the from Grand Canyon driver Arizona, Ben Lee, Jr., Daniel Black and Harry Redhorse, all Navajos from the Mexican Hat area. Our family wishes to thank the many friends and relatives 4N ' . of - ' " A YEARS TWENTY-FIV- E U.S. In 1982, the property tax accounted for only 7.2 percent of govemm ent activity in the U.S. to the social programs that deduring the twentieth veloped Between 1902 and 1982, century. state, and local exfederal, penditures for social programs (welfare, health, hospitals, em ' Funeral services were held at the Blanding Stake Center of the LDS Church on May 31, 1984 with Bishop Tim Perkins official- ing. Interment was in Blanding City Cemetery. V - ren; ing; and a sister, RoseHa Mullins of Panguitch, Utah. She was preceded in death by herhusband and her daughter, Betty Lee. , ear against praire dogs. Neighbors and friends gathered at the Tom Jones home to be entertained by Darwin Jones singing old favorite songs, accompanied by Mrs. Lute Harris. source, accounting for42percent of all government revenue in the of this dramatic expansion ' FORTY YEARS AGO this week eight candidates filed for political office to be voted for in the coming election. Thomas Jones, incumbent and Vera Rowley filed for state representative; Kenneth great-grandchild- socialpro-gram- s 4-y- ear 2-y- Between 1962 and 1982, expenditures for term commissioner; Ross Musselman and Leonard term Bart ell filed for commissioner, Karl Lyman filed for county attorney; and James F. filed for precinct Thompson justice. The county commissioners purchased supplies of poisons and were selling them to farmers at half-co- st to encourage the fight for children; 13 a brother, Ray Perkins of Bland- unemployment, etc., were not created until the 1930s. Moreover, these social programs appear to have experienced their greatest growth during the past and Noel Sitton filed Summers toward deficit financing by the federal govemm ent. and. the increased use' of bonding for capital projects' by state and local units. Total indebtedness of 7 governments - in the U.S. amounted to more than $1,5 trillion at the end of 1982. In 1982 expenditures for interest on the general debt totaled $122 billion and accounted for almost 10 percent of all government expenditures. El - Send for entry form to: Priscilla Dooley Farmington, NM on US 550 Animas Valley Mall 4601 E. Main Farmington, NM 87401 (505) 327-491- 9 this" Camino! - B landing librarian Gene Hacking accepts a bound volume of 1983 San Juan Record newspapers from Marsha Keele, correspondent for tiie county weekly publication. Bound volumes of The Record dating back to 1965 are on file at the Blanding and Monticello branches of the San Juan County Library, an annual , gift of the publishers. S. Keele photo at Mike Youngs" fYou can too,Monticello. in t J Dr. Dennis A. Blackburn, D.P.M. Foot specialist for infants, children and adults Blanding Clinic June 28, July 19 8 a.m. to Noon Call (801) '.' - n . MIKE xm for appointment. 4 A nt 4VVS'-- Automatic o Tilt Wheel O AMFM Stereo O Cruise Control r o Air Conditioning oSS Sports Package O . will be at the 678-225- oV-- 8 k' '' A. Until June 30 you can drive away in this beauty 0m,$S5 retail $12,436 SALES SERVICE FINANCING |