The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1963-01-31

! 99-Billion-Dollar Budget-Spend-
ing by the Federal government has
become so big that it's almost inn
possible to comprehend. At the
turn of the century, the national
budget was 500 million dollars, one
half of one billion. World War
saw budget of billion dollars.
The new budget is so times as
highD The New Deal budget in
1910, with its pump-priming and
spending, set a record at 9 billion
dollars. Compare that with the
new budget of SO billion! The
amount of the new budget for the
next fiscal year is as much as was
spent by the Government during
the l42 years from 1889 to 1890.
How does the President propose
to spend the $4,000 100000?
In billions it is like this Military
functions, S5l; Atomic energy, 2.85:
Military assistance, foreign coun-
tries, AS; Development loans, for
eign n e s, .704; De-
velopment grants, foreign countries,
.270; Supporting assistance, foreign
countries, APO; Alliance for Prog
ress", foreign countries, .401; Other
foreign aid. 1922; Foreign informa-
ton and exchange, .237; Conduct
of foreign affairs, 1926; Space pro-
grams, Az; Farm subsidies and
farm services, 1886; Natural re-
sources, 2.5O3; Postal service, .554;
Highways, .042; Aviation, facilities
and control, 1856; Area redevelop-
ment .521; Other commerce and
transportation, 1888; Urban re-
/ newal and public housing, .622; Re-
lief, welfare, 1923; School lunch
program, .284; Health services and
research, 1642; Labor Department
services, Ala; Vocational rehabili-
tation, $50; Elementary and sec
ondary education aid, .422; Higher
education aid, $40; Science educa-
ton aid, 343; Other proposed Fed
eral Aid to Education, 401; Vet
Grams benefits, 5.484; Protective
services and alien control, .345;
Tax collection, .813; Legislative and
Judiciary functions, POP; Other
general government" expenses,
1876: Interest on the National Debt,
1O1O3.
This 99-billion-dol!ar list, big as
it is, does not include "backdoor
spending, the borrowing" from
the Treasury of money not duly
appropriated, nor does it include
the trust fund" spending, such as
Social Security payments.
Where will all this money come
from? From you, the taxpayer! The
| Administration estimates that it
will collect 46 billion in individual
income taxes, "a billion from cor
porations, 10 billion in sales taxes,
and billion from other sources.
The revenue which the Admins
tration expects to receive falls some
liz billion dollars short. This would
mean deficit spending" spending
money you don't have, going deeper
in debit The budget is badly out
of balance. and the actual deficit,
unless Congress acts to cut eX-
penditureS, will likely be even more
than the budget estimate. Def
cts, additionally, are undcresti-
mated. The terrific increase in gov
eminent spending under the pres
ent Administration is becoming a
worry. Budget spending started
under the new Administration at
a level of 81 billion and has al
ready. in this short time, jumped
to SO billion-an increase of Is bill
lion dollars year. With this ire
mendous jump and with the enor-
nous deficit many people are be-
ginning to wonder if the country
is not living beyond its real means
and if the inexperienced profess
sors advising the President are not
actually leading the nation to
economic disaster.
The jump in spending cannot be
excused solely on the grounds of
military demands. Non-defense
spending has increased more than
defense spending.
In tho estate of tho ITnion" ad