The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-12-22
S2432lSLA|DON EACH
PERSON FORWAR COSTS
ALL OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES
IMPOSE BUROEh OF ONLY s4.5s TAKES
sis4.5O FROM EACH. FAMILY Of
FIVE-st21.6O OF THIS WILL GO
FOR MILITARY PURPOSES, PAST AND
TO COME.

Washington, Dec. Sit would he
possible for any man to take the
money that he, on the average: viii
pay the Federal Government in the
next year for war costs. under the
new budget, and do this:
Go to Union or Mount Royal 7Statfon
get on a good train, take a seat in the
parlor car, ride to New York. eat n
modest luncheon, get fair seat in n
good matinee, go back to the station
get another good train, take seat
IN the chair car, eat satisfying dim
ner. and go home reasonably .pleasei
with himself
That does not take into account the
possibility that the next Congress-
will give the soldiers n bonus. II that
is done, he would be able TO get lit
Tie better luncheon and dinner, and
perhaps a little better seat at the
matinee.
IL that same man took the money
that he. on the average, will nay 20
the Government next year for all 9th:
er conceivable purposes, he would he
able to do this: .t
Go to Union or Mount Royal Station
get an day coach, ride to Washing
ton, eat a fairly good luncheon In q
second-rate place, go back to the sta
ton, get ON another day coach, ride
back to Baltimore, and go home, Won
derlng what there is in life. )
II that same man did not want TO
ride to Washington or chose to spend
the money in other ways, ON the
amount that he will pay to the Govern
ment for. the expenses of Congress,
he would be able to ride down town
on the street cars and buy penny
paper; or If he wished to make use OF
the money that he pays for the. whole
of the Federal judiciary, he would be
able to ride down town and buy.a Sun
paper at 2 cents. He would not be
able to buy anything at all with what
he pays for the executive agencies;
there lis no coin small enough.
II he wanted to make use of what
he pays for Congress, the Judiciary,
the executive agencies, plus all thaf
he pays for financial administrator.
Government supply service, public
buildings service, civil pensions ami
allowance administration, and institu-
tional and general expenses, he would
have only 80 cents to spend.
If he wanted to make use of what
he will give the Government on the
average in the next fiscal year, for
purposes of science and research, the
best that he could do would be to
have Greek black his shoes.
II he wanted to make use OF what
he will give the Government for the
nrOmOtion of Duhljc aducotion and
tried to have the Greek black his
shoes. the Greek would tell him to 60
off and find another penny. -.
II he objected TO what he will give
he Government for the promotion OF
public health, and preferred to use the
money to trouble his stomach, he
would be able to get an ice cream
soda in one of the less expensive
places.
And so on. He could do those things.
and various other similar things with
he money that the Government will
axe from him the next fiscal year for
Ill purposes other than liquidation for
war costs. He could do those and
other things. instead of taking that
'ide to and from Washington in day
coach, with luncheon in a second-rate
place. -
All of which is bv way of telling
again the now familiar story that if
t were not for war costs the good peo-
Die of this land would go out looking
or the Federal tax collector once a
year. give him n SIS bill and perhaps
ell him not TO bother about the
change.