Show THE PRICE OF government one of the national pastimes is to kick about the amount of money we must spend for food it now runs in the neighborhood of a year for the average family but few of us seem to realize that taxes cost us substantially more the tax levy direct and indirect hits that average family to the tune of about 1100 a year furthermore the food you buy and all other commodities in general use is sold at the lowest price possible in the light of the economic conditions of the time producers and processors and manufacturers must all compete for business and price is always one of the biggest inducements the same thing holds true at the retail level where competition is wide open and exceedingly aggressive merchants earn as pro fit only one to four or five cents out of each dollar the consumer spends with them depending on the kind of goods involved all the rest of the consumer dollar goes to buy the goods to pay wages and taxes and to meet other operating costs its safe to say that there is very little waste in in business today competition holds that to a minimum figure just as it holds profits in government on the other hand waste is rampant as survey has shown completely documented reports indicate that as much as a year could be cut from the federal budget without harming any necessary activity and it is an ironical fact that the magnitude of government spending has been the main cause of price inflation so we get it in the neck twice youre entitled to kick about prices but its the part of wisdom to kick loudest about the price of government |