The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-12-22
WHERE YouR MONEY cnEN


Rosa, OF the United States buroun q
standards whose analyses OF Ge~uu~
ment expenditures have alrankU
quoted In these articles. for the a.
lowing comprehensive survey o. boo
the taxes you pay to the governmena
are apportloned in expenditures -
will give you the clearest and best ht1an
OF where your money goes. For hin
purpose Doctor Rosa took the aezmHn
appropriations for the fiscal year Ia14
amounting to total Of S5,8S0s Ol5.702
as given In the regular supply bills ara
three deficiency bills prior 10 May \
1920. For convenience he dlyided ~
purposes for which this money wnn
spent into six groups as follows
Group L-0bllgations arising ffusn
recent and previous wars, Including,
interest on the public debt, pen9ienn.
war-risk insurance, rehabilitation ara
care of soldiers, deficit in the openni
ton OF railways, expenditures q TIE
shipping board. European food feitrf
and the bonus TO government emVksy-
ees to cover partially the lncrensea
cost OF living due to the war, q tolaa
IT 1855, 49, $50.
Group II.--War and Navy depart
ments-expenses somewhat above q,
permanent peace-time basls--Sl. IA
| l3S,677.
Group III.-PriMary governmentna
| functions. including congress, Presi-
dent and White House stan, courts
and penal establishments. departments
OF justice, state. treasury. interior.
| commerce, labor interstate commerce..
and other commissions, one-haIr fho
District OF Columbia. including EiI tiie
necessary functions OF govemmert
other than defense, except the corn
merclal activities OF Group v and Tire
research. educational and develop
mental work OF Group YI.-sas1 !O8zs-
225.
Group Iv.--Public works. including
rivers and HORRORS. public buildings
reclamation service, post roads. M
tionnl parks and railway in Aissha--
$16S, 203.657.
Group Monumental or seif-wp-
porting activities, including the po9
office, land office. Panama canal ana
housing corporation. which. taken Do
gether. earn their expenses
Group W.-Research, educnriunM
and developmentnl. including the Wide
range OF work OF the Agricultural De-
partment. geological survey. bureau a.
mines, coast and geodetic survey. be-
reau of standards, bureau OF fisheries.
bureau of foreign and domestic conn
/ - I.A ssfA
women's and children's bureaus. voca-
tional education. colleges for agrieuB-
ture and mechanic arts, library ef
congress, Smithsonian institution ana
the public health seryice-Sb7 .C93. o6f-,
Total groups 10 yI-S5,680.f OJ.7pA
Summary. Per
Group = Expenditures
arihing from recent
and previous wars. 50, SIS az, 5SS 90 en-
Group II--War and Navy
departments .,......,. La. l3S,66H A01
Group III-Primary gov-
srnmental functions. iS.Vy7.z n a as
Group IV-Public works igS .e0s. b57 ts 1sU
Group VI--Research, ed
ucational and deyel-
| opmental ............... bfO90o0oN In
| -------- -
Total ...............-.' 20. $50. Oo5. M loo-oo
The first two growe t9gsther.
amount 60 02.s per cenf .. isT NsAoA'.
public works amounts TO 3 per oeml.
primary governmental functions an
per cent, and research, educatIam,6
and developmental work. l per caut
The population OF the country being
about 1lO,OO0.00O, the total buasm a
about fifty dollars a gear per capEia.
OF which fifty cents year per can
lta ~ expended for tina wide range az
research, educational and devotion
mental work Included IN. Group vi.
THAT Is. OF the fifty dollars a year
'per capita collected for oil purposes.
a dollar and a half yeSr per eapIta,~
Doctor Rosa went on TO point out.
"was spent for what is here caiIea
J primary functions OF governments
nearly as much more was put into pub-
lie works. and fifty coats a year wan
put back into research, educationan
and deyelopmental work, TO promote
scientific research, TO decrease produe-
tion and efficiency, TO develop weaIfh-
| " biDihN't WIG DuDllt UthllN anu 10
conserve our natural resources. The
Is very small part OF the total
hardly enough TO be regarded an n
burden on the nation.
Indeed, one rs ted 10 vonder
whether the total burden OF taxatIom
would not be lighter II the expenaS-
ture for scientific and developmenf.a
work were Increased, n, for example.
II were one dollar year per capita
lnstend OF fifty cents. In other worNx
II $llO'OOOOOO were expended annu-
ally for this creative and productive
work, would II not be easier TO collect
the i've and half billions for othar
Durposes?"
The big money. OF course, goes Car
war. past, present and future, anS
that is where the saving must be mad..
Remarkable Whiskers.
A EMBARRASSING adventure Is recount