Evening journal., 1922-09-11
NATIONAL INSURANCE s51s PER CAPITA

DELAWAREANS will recall that appropriations for
IL the support the Federal government for the fs-
cal year ending June 80. 1928 totaled s3747oOOOoO'
II we subtract from the amount appropriated
for the Postal service-s565 OoO-which is payable
from postal revenues total will be $S1S20OOOOO
on the basis 1osOOOOoO population this means per
capita tax of about $40 Included in the Federal budget
for 1928 are certain items which must considered in
any comparison with pre-war appropriations. These
items include the interest the public debt-s975
600 ooO the sinking fundsSe9 the increase in
pension appropriations TO s2520oo00oi appropriations
for the Veterans provide compensation. vo
cational training, and medical and hospital rehei-
s4s 0OO the appropriation for the Shipping Board
800 OOO the for the Internal Reve-
nue. Bureau. including prohibition enforcement. to
$50, 900 900.
Most OF this represents the heritage from the previ
GUS administration and for waste 1t also rep
aggregate OF s1s2eooooo0 over pre-war ap
preparations (P appropriation excluded as that de-
partment pays It's own way) subtracting this sum
from the total for the year have s125s.O0oOOo
as the 1928 bill running the government under He-
publican control "Baok TO normalcy.'
The largest Of the reductions for 1928 under 1929
are 10 be found in the Army Navy Establishments
the combined reductions being s213oo0.oOO The en-
listed personnel the has been cut DO per cent
compared with the strength authorized under the Ma
tional Defense OF $780, and the personnel Of the
navy has suffered a corresponding reduction War is
piler compared with public economy in reducing the
military strength OF the nation
II is Interesting compare this capita tax OF $So
for the upkeep the Federal government with certain
examples of municipal and State taxation. For instance
the New York City budget for 1921 toaled sS2S4SsS57
imposed upon population of 5620.OoO or per capita
OF s575s The New York State budget was s145'-
7ss oss imposed upon a population OF 1osS6,OOo or
per capita for the OF s14O4 OF course the me-
tropos shared in that also aggregate of the city
budgets OF New York. Chicago San Francisco. st. Louis
and New Orleans in 1891 s5OS.46s621 imposed
an aggregate population of 9sss5oo or 5000 per
The aggregate the State in which these cities
are located was s271 ss4s94 imposed population
Of 254es 500 or s1O.e5 per capita. II should set
aside the extraordinary appropriations and consider
only the appropriations running the Federal govern
ment the per capita would be s11.s2, or not much
greater than that OF the ive states.
Included in the Federal appropriations for 1928 are
s95s 600 600 for the military activities OF the War De-
partment or a per capita of only S2.41; and s294-
900 900 for the navy or per capita Of s277or sS1S
per CAPITA as our national insurance. If We assume
hat the state and municipal budgets cited are about
he same this year as they in 192they are prob
.by Iarger-we would have per capita tax for them
# 5000 plus s1Oss or s6156, plus the Federal per
apita $50 or an aggregate of s9156or 5ee per cent
or municipal 11.64 cent for state and SS'f6 per
en for Federal taxation; while the cent of total
verage per capita the army would be 26S and FOR
he navy s.o2-or 5.s5 per cent for both Certainly
his Is an economy in nation defense which strains the
actor of safety the breaking point