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Show Tf' BOX 2503 CITY SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Government Costs Average U,S. Family $6,550 or 34 of GNP Total expenditures for all governmental units across the nation last year were equal to $1,638 per capita. Thus governmental operations cost the average family of four persons nearly $6550 in fiscal 1970. These facts were brought out in an analysis of government finance in the United States during 1970 prepared by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization. According to the Foundation, government units in the United States (federal, state and local) spent $275 billion last year for general purposes. In addition to the general purpose expenditures another $58 billion was expended for social security and medicare, unemployment benefits, railroad retirement, government employe retirement benefits, and other items financed from special insurance trust funds. Altogether, total spending by all government units in the U.S. last year amounted to $333 billion. This was equal to about 34 per cent of the gross national product in 1970. Approximately $185 billion or 56 per cent of total government spending last year was involved direct expenditures by the federal government and $148 billion or 44 per cent consisted of the amounts expended by state and local units. Part of the state and local spending total, however, was made up of aid received by the federal government. Why government spending is considered in terms of the level of government which originally raised the money, total federal spending would equal $208 billion or 63 per cent ofthe expenditure total and the state and local share would equal $125 billion or 37 per cent of the total amount expended. Foundation analysts note that national defense continues to be the most costly activity of government. During 1970 fiscal year expenditures for national defense and international relations (including space research) totaled $87.9 billion or 32 per cent of all expenditures for general purposes. This percentage is down somewhat from the VietNam war peak year of 1967-6- 8 when defense and related activities accounted for 37.5 of all general government expenditures. Education is the second costliest function of government. In 1969-7- 0 it accounted for total expenditures of $55.8 billion which was equal to 20.3 of all general government expenditures. By comparison, educational spending amounted to 15.1 per cent of general expenditures in 1960 and 17.1 per cent in 1964-6Income taxes (both individual and corporate) provide more than one half or all tax revenue 5. r '.? I!!!I!IO CCHP. 72 3-- 71 81131 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1971 Com .Ralph McClure Proposes Meetings Last Chance to Look Over Choice Of Many Candidates for Election This is the last weekend and ing in party activities. by governmental units in the US. The Foundation study notes that the closing of the campaign trail For those hopeful candidates at one time the property tax was for many of the candidates for seeking the two vacant seats on the leading tax source in the US the upcoming primary election to the City Commission the vote and supplied more than half of be held in Salt Lake City and getting will be hard to obtain. all tax revenues. Last year, the Murray. In Salt Lake City there With as many candidates seeking tax raised about are 6 candidates for the position the two seats many believe that property only one eighth of all tax revenue in of mayor and 16 hopefuls seeking a total of 2000 votes will put a the nation. the two vacant seats on the city candidate into the general elecIn addition to the huge incommission. tion. There are sixteen hopefuls crease in government spending For those successful candidates in the race and all are expected and taxes during the past two there will still be the weeks of to hit the doors of the area residecades, the Foundation study door knocking and campaign lit- dents hard and heavy this last also points out that the period erature distribution waiting for week end. The candidates seekhas seen a large growth in the them. Those unsuccessful will ing the seat are varied in backpublic debt. This increase in inreturn to their everyday work grounds from a former deputy debtedness has occurred not only and activities. sheriff, the present city treasurer, at the federal level but also at The primary election will be to students and housewives. the state and local levels. At the held in Salt Lake City and Mur- Those seeking the city post are: close of the 1969-7- 0 fiscal year, ray on Tuesday, October 19, with Charles Ackerlow, William G. the outstanding debt of all govRichard the general election to be held Albiston, Andrew, ernmental units in the US (fedon November 2, 1971. Midvale Charles "Charlie Brown Art-maeral, state and local) amounted Com. Ralph Y. McClure Christian P. . Beck, Iola will not have a primary election. to $514 billion. This compares to This is the first time in a period Brewer, Stephen M. Harmsen, total indebtedness of $356 bilCounty Commissioner Ralph of one years that Midvale Stephen Holbrook, Robert Madlion in 1960 and $281 billion in Y. McClure has requesed that hasthirty not been involved in a pri- sen, Jennings Philips, Jr., Merethe three member commission go 1950. dith Poulson' L. D. Schieving, election. back to a schedule of three meet- mary Those seeking the position of K. K. Sheehan, Robert L. Sherings per week instead of the mayor are: E. J. Gam, Conrad wood, Ferrell Sorensen and Clair Voter Registration present two per week. Turner. His proposal failed to get ac- B. Harrison, Joel L. Meredith, WilBelieved Highest For all the candidates conO. tion because Commissioner Phil- Carole Richman,. John liams, Jerry Wheeler and Robert cerned it has been a trying time In Salt Lake History ip Blomquist was absent from Woodson. Mr. Garn and Mr. Har- but very rewarding to them. So commission meeting while atare presently city commis- for all concerned citizens who Registration agents reported tending court in the Third Dis- rison that in some districts every eli- trict Court involving sioner, but are giving up their believe in good government go to charges gible voter is now registered and against him, charges stemming seats to seek the post of mayor. the voting polls and cast your in many districts voter registra- from last months statements of The post of mayor became absent ballot for the individuals you tion is higher than it has ever Commissioner Blomquist and for- the incumbent, Mayor B. Brack- support. Without your support when he announced that and the support of the citizens been. mer Model Cities Director Jim en Lee, was through with public of- interested in better government he If the registration to vote is Hansen cf doing business under any indication, heavier than the name of a suspended corpora- fice and that he felt he could for all in Salt Lake City the usual voting can be expected in tion. help the interest of the citizens chance is for poor and ineffecthe upcoming primary election in Commissioner McClure t also of Salt Lake City by participat tive government. to Lake Salt City and Murray asked for a schedule of at least be held October 19. and in all 10 four regular meeting each month cities in the county for the gen- be scheduled hours in eral election on November 2. so that more of theevening working per1971. sons could attend the session if Much of the increase in voter desired. registration stems from the fact McClure said that at least one that the newest group of voters of the regularly scheduled meetcan now vote and that is the 0 ings should be held for zoning year old vote. matters only, which is one of the A complete count of the voter biggest time consuming matters registration has not been com- the commission deals with. pleted but the County Clerks In reaction to Commissioner 0 office believes that between McClures proposal, Commissionand 100,000 persons are now er William Dunn said, While I Tomorrow morning 50 million women will start the registered in Salt Lake City. with the concept of agree fully No further registrations will additional the flick of a switch. In push button fashion meetings, we should clay with be conducted until after the pri- hold this until each member of Americas 1 billion 100 million household appliances will mary election. Then on Wednes- the commission has considered start to fry the bacon, brew the coffee, brown the toast day, October 20, the clerks office it. will open for three days for regand wash the dishes. istration for the November 2 Where does the energy for all these silent servants The American Bible Society election. Neighborhood registration agents will be available only has received from Pope Paul VI come from? Seventy fivepercent of it is supplied by oil on October 26 for final registra- the first color New Testament and natural gas; including fuel to generate over 40 per facsimile of the 4th century Co- centof the tion. electricity we use. dex Vaticanus B, one of the two It takes on the average of three gallons of oil every earliest Bible manuscript still in Another blow was struck at existence. The copy is on display day for each man, woman and child in this country, and chivalry when the British post at the Societys headquarters, by the end of the century, estimates indicate that our peoffice withdrew a 30 year old 1865 Broadway, N. Y. troleum energy requirements will more than double. rule that women should not handle parcels weighing more than More than any other nation or civilization, AmeriDoctors seeking diagnoses of 15 pounds. The reason: Modern British girls arc considered so birth defects patients in the na- cans have learned to harness the forces of energy to free rugged that they can easily han- tion are using a March of Dimes themselves. The United States, will less than six percent dle weights considered unsuit- Syndrome Identification and able for their predecessors. Consultation Service in Boston. (Continued on page four) n, TODAYS 18-2- 95,-00- EDITORIAL With the Flick of a Switch |