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RESOLUTION
No. 77 -110
A RESOLUTION ENDORSING A RESOLUTION PASSED
BY THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS
WHICH CALLS UPON THE ADMINISTRATION AND
CONGRESS TO REDRESS THE IMBALANCE BETWEEN
DOMESTIC EXPENDITURES AND EXPENDITURES FOR
THE PENTAGON AND FOREIGN AID.
WHEREAS, the United States Conference of Mayors last July passed
the following Resolution:
"WHEREAS, the domestic needs of our nation, and
particularly the needs of our cities, will never receive
the major attention they deserve, or the financing they
require, until there is a re-ordering of our nation priorities; and
WHEREAS, the amount of expenditures for the Pentagon and
foreign aid is not as important as the attitude that Pentagon
expenditures, regardless of their size, cannot be reduced,
whereas domestic programs, regardless of their size, and
merit, must be reduced; and
WHEREAS, if we eleiminate the items which are fixed by law
and contractual obligation, including such items as Social Security
and Railroad Retirement (which are financed by separate payroll
taxes, unlike defense expenditures, which come out of general
revenues), and eliminate fixed costs such as interest payments,
pensions, etc., we find that only twenty-six per cent of the national
budget is subject to appropriations controlled by Congress as
reported by the Budget Office of the United States Congress; and
WHEREAS, of that twenty-six per cent, eighteen per cent goes
to the military (including military foreign aid) and only eight
per cent for domestic civilian needs; and
WHEREAS, a responsible policy requires that if we advocate
increased domestic spending, we must indicate where such
funds must come from;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the United States
Conference of Mayors calls upon the Administration and Congress
to redress the imbalance between domestic expenditures and
expenditures for the Pentagon and foreign aid, recognizing that
the social defense of this nation is at least as important to the
national defense as is our military defense, 10; and
WHEREAS, the social service agencies and others concerned with
meeting human needs have documented their unmet needs;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
IN SESSION DULY AND REGULARLY ASSEMBLED, AS
FOLLOWS:
1. That the City Commission of the City of Clearwater, Florida,
hereby calls on Senators Lawton Chiles and Richard Stone; Congressmen
Bill Young and Richard Kelly; as well as President Jimmy Carter, to
'work actively for the early passage of this resolution passed by the United
States Conference of Mayors.
2. That a certified copy of this resolution be transmitted forthwith
to the said Senators and Congressmen,
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of November,. A. D.
1977.
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