Friday, April 3, 1959
THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C.
Page Seven
Congress Expected To Play
Rough with Ike's 60 Budget
It’s certainly no secret that the
president’s 1960 budget of $77 bil
lion—a figure which, according to
Administration estimates of in
come, should produce a slight sur
plus—is in for some extremely
tough sledding. Specific evidence
is now available. For instance, the
Senate voted for a six-year omni
bus housing bill carrying appropri
ations of $1 billion more than the
President asked. It also voted for
a civil airports aid bill costing
more than twice as much as the
President proposed. Both votes
were by very heavy majorities.
These facts are cited by a tax
committee of the Council of State
Chambers of Commerce in detail
ing a program designed to curb
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federal spending. The committee
urges broad public support fdr
the President’s efforts to hoW the
line. At the same time, it is cm-
vinced that the $77 billion budg
et is substantially larger than is
necessary, and that the balance
this budget envisages is a precari
ous one, in that the estimates
revenue are “as high as optimism
about the year ahead will permit.’’
The Council program—which has
been referred for action to its 29
state and regional Chambers—in
volves cuts totaling $3.2 billion on
the President’s budget. None of the
cuts, it is important to note, affect
defense spending. In the report’s
own words: “. . . these budget
cutting proposals represent only
a relatively modest but effective
start toward control of Federal
spending at a manageable level—
that is, a spending level which will
make practical the tax reforms that
are necessary to assure sound eco
nomic growth and which will also
permit reduction of the public debt
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Here, in summary, are some of
the explicit proposals:
1. $235 million would be gained
through elimination of the two new
major spending programs in the
budget—one involving the Tennes
see Valley Authority and the other
having to do with federal aid to
economically depressed areas.
2. ApprofHFiations for carrying on
the mutual security program (for
eign aid) would be reduced by $846
million, leaving $2,652 million.
3. Appropiriations for civil pub
lic works—a category involving a
wide' variety of construction proj
ects financed with federal funds—
Would be cut by $582 million.
4. Programs of federal grants to
the states for public assistance and
related purposes would be cut by
20 per cent, or $422 million.
5. The federal government would
begin withdrawing from its lend
ing activities, many of which com
pete with private sources of finan
cing. The loan activities mention
ed include those of REA, the urban
renewal fund, the Small Business
Administration and VA direct
loans. Over-all cuts proposed in this
field come to $834 million.
Various other economies are list
ed, for the total of $3.2 billion.
And the committee does not feel
that this reduction in the budget
is a maximuiri. In its view, addi
tional cuts are a possibility.
Time will tell what is to happen
to this and to other suggested pro
grams and policies which would
make possible reductions of vary
ing amounts in federal spending.
But one thing is»sure. The “econo
mizers’’ have their work cut out for
them, and time is going by apace.
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For Health
How do North Carolina farmers
stack up against those of other
sections of the United States in
money spent for health care?
Recent reports show that in 1955
farm families in the South Atlan
tic states, which include North
Carolina, spent about $239 for
health care. This was very close
to the national average of $240.
The manner in which the money
was spent did vary from the nation
al average, however, says Donald
G. Hay, professor of rural socialo-
gy at N. C. State college.
The average farm family in the
South Atlantic states spenf $58 for
doctors’ care, $47 for drugs and vita
mins, $40 for hospital care, $37 for
health insurance pcemiums, and $18
for dental care.
When these figures are compar
ed to national expenditures, it
shows that farm families in this
area spend over the national aver
age for hospital care, drugs and
vitamins. They spend a little less
for health insurance. And they
only spend two-thirds of the nation
al average for dental care.
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