Show PUBLIC WASTE MUST BE STOPPED the most telling criticism of the newly proposed federal budget deals with projected expenditures for non war activities the budget calls for a cut of about a year in this direction many economists and high government of I 1 ficiala are convinced that a reduction of at least double this amount can be made the taxpayers are being called upon to accept a financial burden in our history last years record breaking income tax bill is supposed to produce an increase in tax revenue of some 3 a year this year plans call for another bill to produce around 9 billion dollars additional every possible source of reve revenue yue will be tapped to the limit with such a staggering sum to be raised for the nations protection and survival every conscientious citizen should protest the spending of a solitary nickel for any non defense purpose which can be eliminated or deferred we are still spending hundreds of millions each year for relief at a time when the national income I 1 cause of the war boom is at record levels and an acute labor shortage is imminent we are spending more millions for a long list of social projects which divert money and energies from the grim job of winning the greatest war history has known throughout the country waste of public funds continues congress must learn that the era of spending as usual must come to an end exchange |