Show blasts blood for funds manipulation J E edmunds u ads in the salt lake tribune criticizes governor blood for his manipulation of the sales tax funds to the injury of the old bepple and others entitled to relief or assi assistance chiseling Chi on the old folks folk deenis seems to be a favorite means of economizing and of building up a big credit balance by the present state administration mr edmunds Edmund sp article follows during the past five years the sales tax paid into inta the state amas treasury and this money was not state revenue the board of public welfare is trustee of the fund which is a 2 per cent tax on buying power of the people and was set aside by the legislature for a specific purpose section 2 of chapter laws of utah 1937 provides that the governor shall have authority to transfer items or parts thereof within any appropriation i or eliminate any appropriation made hebein rr ir i r transfer any appropriation or er part thereof to the general fond fand the above paragraph gave governor blood despotic and exclusive use over all relief funds he could violate with impunity every purpose of the act pay state employed emp loyes state boards state institutions and build up the state diate general fund at the expense of the old people blind persons and dependent children by using large sales tax funds in payment of state obligations he built up a huge fund in the state treasury amounting to by july 1938 in september 1938 the old the blind and dependent children sustained a reduction of 20 per cent in state and federal payments amounting to annually of this money was an annual conditional gift by the federal government to the tha old the blind and dependent child children reri it added annually to money without cost increased buying power of the people about annu annually alky and by turning over 10 times in commerce and trade paid the sales tax fund annually can utah afford to lose annually by not matching federal funds these funds reprise represent nt a large part of the circulate circulating rg money and every dollar is spent in utah the sales tax parts part of the money to be matched amounts to which now belongs to the sacred pile of the governors go vernora discretionary fund |