THE UNEMPLOYMENT TAX.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20088, 18 November 1930, Page 13

THE UNEMPLOYMENT TAX.

TO THE HDITOR OF THE rr.ZS3.

Sir,—The dole, as everyone knows, has not been a success in England. It has been exploited and must in the Dear futuro create unemployment. II it is carried out on the same lines here we shall be in the same plight, or even worse. There are many cases wher-y it is a necessity, through no fault oi the person concerned, but there will be many cases where advantage will be taken of an easy existence. The one who will feel it most is the average man. lie pays the same as the highest paid official. Thirty shillings is nothing to him. but to the small wage-earner it is a lot. The graduated tax would have been a much fairer proposition. But even this would not remedy the position. It is stated that a man must take what work is offering, but if he does not, like it, or cannot do it, lie will soon be oil the list again, for no employer will keep a man unless ho earns his pay. Then, again, some will say, Why should 1 work eight or nine hours a day when ®y mate, receives practically as much wages, and is not working at all;' This does not seem the right thing, but it wil] happen. J*enr Zealand is fighting hard to keep her head up, but things are not looking too rosy at present. The United rtj.will not be congratulated by the Majority of New Zealand citizens for introducing and passing this' Act (that "ifit is their own doing). One wonders at times who is running this country, for the ridiculous piffle—-you cannot describe it otherwise—that occupies a fair proportion of the time ®f the House is not worthy of the best wains of New Zealand. The GovernE?? u as Ekate d that money is scarce, sat there seems to be ample to create •no nroride positions for certain persons connected with Government offices.

do not wish to hurt any woman' 9 ««»ngs, but since the war (1914-1918) omen have helped to increase un®P[oynient, unconsciously perhaps, ar !l'* so present time there •inn s - an ds of females holding posi- »«!!?' , somo Retting good wages, which formerly held by males. Now o majority of these prefer to reiil single. Tliey claim they get a anflTi e- I agree with them as far '^Emptr* 68 ' t ' la '' s not ' build men ' lc 'd some of these posi»hli j w °u'd Le able to marry and no , d <>« n to home and children (for anfl uf B . coni plet« without children), Z°. h ®JP "> all ways to make New nopmni prosperous, and to decrease torJT nent " I' lo dole is not going •ausa^ m atters; it is only going to <lent „i One corresponI 1 *. that we should obey the be tnU .![f easo , na W e citizen requires to this 1- V' ' lc must admit that \rt , ei *erves criticism. For as |

uaiust no,v - 't certainly seems the majority.—Yours, etc., Cuherden, November 17th. ,