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YOUR
CONGRESSMAN
REPORTS
B< Rftt. Burr P, Harrison
Washington—The federal budJ get is a dreary subject, but .s a tremendously important one for every citizen. The Federal Gov. emment is the biggest spender in the nation. The amount it spends has a strong influence on the pace of inflation. Inflation, obviously, has a disastrous effect ort the value of the contents of our pockethooks. The budget, then, should be in the thoughts of the housewife, hoping her household allowance wdl feed and clothe the family adequately; of the farmer, hoping his available cash will permit him to replace some of his worn-out equipment of the factory or office worker, ^ hoping to be able to buy a new automobile'one of these days; of the businessman, hoping,to see hisway clear to expand his pla.it or store. *
In other wcrrds, all of us have a direct interest in the President’s $77,1 billion budget, now under ' consideration in Congress. One of Mrr Eisenhower’s comments in submitting the budget was this:
"With a balance in our finances in 1960, we can look forward to tax reduction in the reasonably foreseeable future,”
The prospect of tax reduction certainly » a welcome one. We must remember, though, that the
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