Show Spend Sp nd Less for Food More for fot Taxes Americans are spending a smaller proportion of their personal personal personal per per- incomes on food and anda a larger percentage is going for taxes according to a study just completed by bv Utah Foundation the p v a ate t e tax research organization Despite inflation the proportion proportion proportion pro pro- portion of personal income go going going going go- go ing for food purchases in 1968 declined to the lowest percentage in history By comparison comparison comparison com com- parison food took of personal personal per per- per personal income in 1930 in 1940 in 1950 and in 1960 T Taxes es on t the e other hand reached another time all-time high in 1968 a accounting c co u n ti n g for of personal income This compares compares compares com com- pares with a total tax burden of in 1930 in 1940 in 1950 and in 1960 Foundation analysts point out that total taxes in the United States last year exceeded the combined amounts spent by in individuals individuals individuals in- in for food clothing and housing According to the Foundation report total taxes paid in the United S States tat e s during 1968 amounted to billion This sum compares with billion expended for food billion spent for clothing antI and accessories accessories accessories including Jewelry and billion going for housing The tax figures cited in the Utah Foundation report include all ill direct indirect and social insurance taxes Direct taxes are taxes paid to governmental units directly by In Indirect Indirect Indirect In- In direct or h hid hidden i d d den e n taxes are amounts which generally are collected of paid by business firms Although indirect taxes may not be paid directly to government by individuals they ultimately are borne by in individuals individuals individuals in- in through higher prices for goods and services or lower wa wages es and dividends Of increasing significance in inthe inthe inthe the United States according to the Foundation are the he rapidly growing voluntary non-voluntary contributions contributions contributions con con- for social insurance programs such as old age survivors and disability in insurance insurance insurance in- in medicare unemployment unemployment unemployment ment compensation and railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road retirement Social insurance insurance insurance ance contributions have risen from 18 billion in 1940 to 47 billion in 1950 billion billion billion bil bil- lion in 1960 and billion in 1968 Most of these social insurance programs were first instituted during the |