THE ADMINISTRATION: Spending Spree

Each year in June, Government-spending suddenly shoots up high above the average of the other eleven months. Reason: June is the last month of the fiscal year, and unspent money on hand at year's end might give Congress the idea that the agencies could get along on less. Last week, with the year-end spree in full swing, Government-spending was costing each American family some $37.50 a week in taxes, as compared to a weekly average of $28.80 for the other months of the year.

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