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tions after being told that $15 billions was all the Nation com!,) afford. The Army applied for Xl.’ 000 tropical uniforms at $12i> ap. . and homes for military personnel in Alaska at $58,000 ap.eee, V.-> every dollar spent in such act.vn: comes out of your pocket in ' f"rm of taxes. /’ifty Federal 'agencies joJri each other collecting statistics at an annual cost to you, the taxpuyt r of $43,000,000. Many of the sta’itics are of use only to small gra-p , or collect dust in government ;':Ks
The Corps of Army Engine -r« and the Bureau of Reclamation nr expert at selling the “something for nothing” idea to the American public. Underestimation of co?f>appears to be their specialty The original price tag put on the Colorado-Big Thomson project wm $44 millions. Its final cost wh' $131,800,000. Such discrepancy--, the Commission wryly notes, “har-i ly can b« explained by increas. in labor and material costs."
You may obtain info: malic, about how you can fight waste a:, inefficiency in our government l/' writing to the Citizens Comr.iitt for Reorganization of the Exc: tive Branch of the Governrm n 1421 Chestnut Street, Philrf?!phi i 2, Penna. Als’o write your Con gressman! Tell him you want Inv enacted which will put into e;C , the suggestions of the Commi--i
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