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Show Balanced Federal Budget Possible Through ; Cut in Government Jobs, Foundation Reports "If Federal civilian employment employ-ment could be reduced to the pre-Korean 1950 level, the annual savings in salary costs alone would more than balance the Federal Budget." This point was emphasized in a study by Utah Foundation, the private nonprofit tax research organization. Foundation analysts point out that Federal civilian employment employ-ment increased in August, 1955, for the seventh consecutive month. The August federal employment em-ployment total of 2,385,077 was only about 200,000 below the Korean Ko-rean War peak and was nearly 450,000 above the post-World War II low of 1,943,000 in 1950. "During the fiscaj year ended June 30, 1955, salaries of Federal employees totaled $9.6 billion," the study continues. "This amount is equal to about one third of the total income tax bill of the nation. Nearly one dollar of every six spent by Uncle Sam goes for payrolls. Moreover, it is likejy that salary costs will be even higher in 1956 because of the recent 8 per cent pay hike approved by Congress for postal workers and other Federal employees." em-ployees." The Foundation reports that a Congressional sub-committee on manpower has set out to reduce Federal payroll costs. Several members of this subcommittee have announced a goal of reducing re-ducing the number of Federal jobs by 10 per cent. "If such a I reduction can be achieved, the ' resulting savings would be equal ( to all of the Federal individual j income taxes paid by the people living In the eight Mountain States," the report concluded. Such an accomplishment would also bring the nation close to a balanced budget. |