Show I L y J Wh Where re Your Taxes Go How Uncle Sam Spends Your Money in Conducting Your Business By EDWARD G. G G. G LOWRY Clo t. t Banks and nd Finan id S etc Contributor Political and nd Economic Article to L Le Periodical eriodica and a Writer of Recognised Authority oo thi National Buo Authority ta th National Oo Y women ti a Du ae Methods Copyright Western Newspaper Union 1 l XV BUDGET SYSTEM A START II The he e remedy Is already being applied to tu remove e some of ot the conditions I lill Have e described A budget plan has hns put put Into effect A director of ot the budget t In the person of Gen Den Charles 0 O. Dawes has been appointed to of ot- fi flee General Dawes Is at work now tI trying hi to find out in detail where the money comes from which you pay to torun torun torun run the government and where It goes and ond how properly to apportion It among the spending agencies of ot the goy government lie lle Is IJ Just at the beginning begin ning of his Ills pig big task but the work has hns begun began What 71 nt Is the Important thing thing Tl The e budget and accounting act net pro pro- provides provides vides for the presentation by the Il Idt pr or of a n regular ana and alternative budget et of the United States to congress on the first Monday In December 1921 covering fing the tile fiscal year ending June dune 30 SO 1923 J 1023 1 Recognizing In the budget machinery created f d 11 by this law h un 10 n agency th through ough which executive policy polley and pressure Involving better hetter business administration tion could be exerted lI Mr Harding B assembled on June 29 1921 for the first firsti time the Ule heads heads' of at departments departments' And Independent organizations organization's s and und bur bu bu- bu r chiefs and after announcing RJ n R J government government policy of economy c pomy anti and ef ef- td nci directed that an att immediate attempt With with the budget machinery be be male made to reduce e under the appropriations of h he current year end ending en nd- nd Ins ing June 30 19 1922 i G General Dawes director of or the budget h fins hns reported to the President 32 as the estimated savings say sav sayIngs sayIngs' ings Ings' In expenditures reported reporter to meby me meby meby by the h heads of departments and n I Independent independent In in- dependent organizations organizations In compliance mice arice ance with your directions to all all' n Ir concerned con cnn r rl ed to s' s secure secure cure a reduction In n under appropriations an and balances balances bal bal- ances I available a during the curre current t fiscal fis cal I. I year where consistent with with the mandatory ed by congress congress con con- gress either direct or Implied Of Ot this amount pertaInInG pertaining per per- to c continuous appropriations und and Involving t for rr the most most part budd but budding ld- ld ing and n 1 construction will be postponed postponed post post- Jo ed g r i e expenditure pen In future years ear unless 1 l de decided fd d by congress congress ress maybethe te y b rela relation Uon of ot total expenditures to total r venue at the e end j of of- they then c current ut which yeas yeat which for Joi I J dl J i I. I I various reasons Including possible new nev legislation the operations of the shipping hoard board the railroad adminis adminis- administration and fluctuation In current CUrlent receipts receipts receipts re re- re- re of or the postoffice department cannot be predicated at this time th th above amount Is that t much of or a con to a n more favorable relation This fine response to your request from the heads of the departments and Independent organizations and bureau bureau bu bu- bu reau chiefs Incidental to your assumption tion of responsibility as the business head of governmental nl administration infers Inters the existence In their minds of ot three principles Involving Improvement Improve Improvement ment In governmental business which b should not be overlooked First that the business organ organize organize- tion of ot government nt hereafter assumes assume that the minimum amount of ot money to be expended In any fiscal year is no not of ot necessity the sum appropriated In advance by congress but the smallest amount upon which l the business bustness bust busi n ness ss of or the government ent sin can be effi etU- efficiently administered und under r tb the pr pro w program gram glam outlined by congress Second that the minds of ot the busIness business bustness busi bust ness administrators of ot government have been divert diverted d from a n too easy reliance upon upon the cust custom tn of orl r appropriations 1 Third th that t where ere congress s has fins directed directed directed di di- the expenditure of ot certain su sums s for specific purposes an executive pressure will pressure now be eJ exerted ted for more mure and economical administration In n order to produce greater result from tram the given expenditure and also wherever wherever ever lever possible to complete the given project for a less IMS amount than the total appropriated ed for tor the pui-pO pui purpose i The b budget system was vas established because of ot an acute public In Interest erest Inthe inthe In la lahe the he expenditures of ot government 11 ao ne ively and continuously displayed bythe bythe by the he tax payers It was e. e established In response to a public demand The house ho louse se of ot representatives has hns changed diange Its ts way of or appropriating money money to conform conform con con- form to the budget system It has hns only one great grent appropriation committee commit- commit tee ee which authorizes all the expenditure expendi expendi- ture tur tuns for the house Pus The senate agnate s mite has bas not followed suit If It this newly Installed In Inv stalled budget system is to be a sue suc success cess It must have your active support and understanding and derive an ha n added authority y from your our approval w wt aril and t sup sup- p. p port J i r I |