Show I 1 Congress Retreating e O O Ufo This has happened since 1960 according to the Utah Taxpayers Association THE TILE FEDERAL government spent billion more than it received in revenues Interest on this deficit spending alone cost 28 billion in interest pay pay- ments The federal government has operated in the red every year since 1960 WHILE US U.S. population has gone up ten per cent the number number number num num- ber of federal employees has increased 25 per cent and federal federal federal fed fed- eral payrolls 75 per cent Federal jumped 80 per cent Defense spending has increased 68 per cent Non- Non defense spending has gone up 97 per cent THE VALUE of the dollar has dropped below 41 cents compared with the 40 1939 dol dol- lar mar Utah's per capita share of federal spending has increased I 36 per cent CONGRESS recently recognized recognized recognized the seriousness of this and took action They promised taxpayers that if they would agree to a temporary ten per percent percent percent cent income tax hike Congress would tighten their cut belts-cut 6 billion from a billion budget and cut back federal I payrolls So a bargain was struck Both sides promised to tomake tomake tomake I make sacrifices in order to get our books back in balance The result was the Revenue and Expenditure Expenditure Expenditure Ex Ex- Ex- Ex Control Act of 1968 It now looks like Congress is dragging its feet Spending cuts w will ll be more like 3 billion billion billion bil bil- lion not 6 billion as promised They are arc also weakening on payroll cutbacks Post office employees are now exempt Many l other agencies are rushing rushing rushing rush rush- ing to get on the exempt bandwagon bandwagon bandwagon band band- wagon FAA employees FBI and US U.S. attorneys Social Security Security Security Se Se- Administrator staff plus all Medical i Care employees within HEW There is already talk of extending the temporary temporary temporary tempo tax beyond 1969 IN ORDER TO insure the success of the Revenue and Expenditure Expenditure Expenditure Ex Ex- Control Act of 1968 and to encourage further action to bring federal spending under under under un un- der control the Western States Taxpayers Conference in Helena Helena Helena Hel Hel- ena agreed on the following policy That the Congress insist upon strict adherence to the spending control requirements recently enacted and resist any temptations to retreat or panic under pressures either from within or outside the government government government govern govern- ment to weaken or reverse these requirements THAT THE TILE proper and most effective way to meet and master master master mas mas- ter the social and economic problems of our time is for private enterprise to join with governments at all levels in a I working partnership through well designed programs to provide provide pro- pro fest f t vide training create jobs and p r D establish a sound economy fn in m m- m the American tradition 1 sour pour That effective control over i federal spending can be and the trend toward o increased centralization of power and federal domination tnt can be he diminished only through 0 air airan an objective thorough review f ram and evaluation v of all federal to programs and activities lies old r and new r in order to permit farr rarD sound determination as to their I py f effectiveness obsolescence or li applicability to today's needs e and to enable citizens and r government gov u ta to establish some sensible sensible sen sen- ayt sible priorities in 10 the alloca alloca- est tion of our tax resources which are not unlimited int f 3 THAT TilE THE Western Slates States fed Taxpayers Taxpayers' Conference and all aU such organizations organization across t the e r country recognizing that the irti need to articulate the pr principles nci J pies ples of sound responsive and responsible government has never been greater resolve to Sa work more diligently than ever everto tr a to provide leadership in m seek seck ing the broadest possible c citizen citi citi- ti 3 zen acceptance of such 3 11 pies II I This is a hitting hard-hitting state state- ment But it is true and strikes l r to the very heart of the matter St If it is followed the result will willbe will rl J be a multi billion dollar reward rJ j to the taxpayers a solvent government government government gov gov- 1 I and a return to an economic system which made our nation great y t tr r |