Word: burdens
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...seems determined to take a courageous stand against the forces of the American Legion and kindred organizations. The payment of 2,000,000,000 dollars, an obligation which will not mature until 1945, and is computed as with interest to that date, appears to be too much of a burden for the financial resources of the government to bear. The government, in paying the bonus now, would be deprived of the use of those funds for ten years, during which time the compound interest would amount to a most appreciable figure. Mr. Roosevelt does not subscribe to the veterans' ploa...
...snows that used to lie on the lawns of executive mansions as unsullied as January white sales will be printed all over with the dark footsteps of the unemployed. To be inaugurated Governor in almost any state will mean but one thing: the burden of growing demands for relief, of falling revenues, of citizens' appeals for tax relief, of a bare treasury requiring more taxes...
Relief Bills, The Federal Government, which in 1933 shouldered 60% of the costs of relief and in 1934 shouldered approximately 70%, has definitely decided to reverse this trend in 1935. Federal Administrator Harry Hopkins is demanding that the states assume a larger share of the relief burden. The states, however, will not resume a burden they gave up; they will be asked to assume a much larger burden than they ever bore...
...states took part. Today 31 states are contributing money from their treasuries. In 1933 when the Federal Government paid 60% of the relief bill, the states spent $107,000,000 for the same purpose. In the first half of 1934, when the Federal Government assumed 70% of the relief burden, the states spent $113,000,000-more in six months than in all the previous twelve. In 1931, 88% of state relief expenditures were provided by general revenues. In the first half of 1934 the general revenue of the states was able to provide only 5% of their relief expenditures...
...prepared to carry on the work of public administration and in the past the civil service has not attracted men of the best ability. Were the government to be run on the same efficient basis as private corporations much needless waste would be eliminated and the burden placed on taxpayers' shoulders materially decreased. Too long have government posts been regarded as sinecures. Useless positions must be abolished and the work of administration consolidated in the hands of men specially trained for the work...