Show THE STATE OF THE NATION the president has submitted a budget for the coming fiscal year showing substantial economies nearly every major item excepting national defense was cut total savings it if the budget were adhered to would amount to everybody agrees that there is drastic need for economy in government ern ment undoubtedly editorial pages from maine to california will ling with praise and hope business men and civic bodies galore will laud the presidents action clubs and chambers of commerce have been busy for cars resolving that there should be economy and damning the spending politicians they toor too are arc quick to praise even the faintest sign of economy we have all shouted that economy is the only alternative to a national visit to to purgatory but what does it all add up to apparently nothing within a few the folks back home will learn that real economy is is not just for the other fellow after all they will learn that the free money they have been promised for manifold local projects is not forthcoming then the stampede will begin to get noses back in the public trough tales of woe and hardship will descend on washington in an increasing avalanche merchants do doctors tors lawyers and thieves will form committees the committees will have their pic t cs printed in the local paper they will be off to washington for more money the rest of the folks stay at home and cuss the i spending politicians the slide to financial and economic purgatory will continue who will care if individual liberty and savings are left behind this is not a pretty picture it is ie state of the nation |