The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-02-16
Ne Letup in
Stats S Expenses

Claims of economy in state govern
ment are cOncmsiveIy refuted by pay
roll figures recently published" says
Ernest Il. COnlOn general manager of
the Chamber of Commerce of Michi-
gan He added that they were at an
an-time high with every probability
of their being Increased instead of
lowered
The figures are Is follows:
1933 4.:It6, 80: 1894. $15. 1S4. $50
1888. S17.197311: 1896. $19,714,SS5:
1881. SD. 4Sh33O: logs. S25.293. 2SS:
1899. $2JG23,OO7
Prom this compilation we find.
said Conlolf. 'that during the past sew
en- years the payr1ll has been jumped
Sl1 .0.615N This increase has occurred
during various dmini>tratiOnS. lead
erS of which all pruted loudly of econ
tmio> which would lie accomplished.
This is only one department of
>Iate governments but ii offers convinc-
Ing proof that promises concerning Il
leSSened tax levy have not been kept.
Furthermore. ii is conclusive evidence
that they never will be- unless the tax
payers thrumgh united action bring
this about.
The constant and insiStemt demand
of public officials is: Give lis more
money to spend LII some rare in
stances we find an office holder con-
scientiOuSly trying to reduce the cost
of running his job and to run it more
efficiently If he succeeds. however
his savings are usually lost to the
taxpayers through the extravaganza
Of some other department.
The states deficit i'm the general
fund last July was approximately 800
O0O.00O. According TO the auditor gen
erIl. it will be in the neighbOrhOOd Df
$2.JOO.WO more at the end of the cur
rent fiscal year. unless some way is
found ~ cut expenditures.
AT the present time there seems 70
bC nn movement under way looking to
&c nomy and a reduction of the def
Gil On the t-Ontr;try we hear of pro
pISal> 10 i'll reaSt the sales tax from
3 10 / cents. If this proposition should
gu through, il would mean an addition
of some S20.OO00n annually Ia the
states income
What would become of these added
funds Would thry he utilized ~ re-
ducc the deficit: Hardly. They would
be spent for other purposes.
Then there is n new plan -earmIrk
certain funds for certain specific pur-
poses. If rhi> is dime in one instance
there will be other demands made and
granted which will eventually result
in all state monies being tied mp.
Then. when there are no more
funds available. new taxes will he
Forthcoming tn meet needs which will
arise
III would >4Nm that many state Of
fi,i5lls devote most of their time ia
figuring out how they can get more
money frm the taxpayers regardless
OF their ability 10 pay"
Speaking Of the state chambers cam
paign Ia cut Out extavaglnce i'm gov
ernment and bring abut more eQuit-
able leviP~. COnlOn said:
We feel that We are making spleen
did progress orr affiliated units IN
'';.ch of the ~ t'onntieS Of the state are
being rapidly huilt into effective bid
it% of taxpayers who will play AN inn
pnrtant role in convincing tin. state
legislature and public officials that Il
halt in excessive spending, nEl-St br Of
fecteti
''rhl> laugh rndi0. pamphlets. IRNNs-
reels aud with the general support al
/ Tie newspapers of the state. we have
made the public acquainted with the
~t'riodl> condition Of cur state finances.
We believe that this educational cam
l'aiGn has bNri of great value in bring
Ing home Ia uaIr citizens tht. fact that
economy must come or that eventually
We Will face a condition that will bt'
extremely diSa >tnAi>
From now on aside from this