THE WAGE ORDER

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27210, 30 November 1953, Page 2

THE WAGE ORDER

Sir,—ln reply to “B. Charitable,” I would like to point out that increasing the social security tax, as he suggests, and giving it to pensioners, is not the solution to increased prices. The remedy is to use Reserve Bank money to increase pensions and payments to superannuitants, and do away with the social security tax completely, as suggested by social crediters. Nor is a rise in wages the solution to increasing prices, as the rise again Increases prices in a never-ending spiral, with the wages always lagging behind. A social credit government would reduce the cost of living for everyone by abolishing the sales tax and usin ; Feserve Bank monev to givi» a sales discount instead. Then the pound would really buy more.—Yours, etc., F. W. STEVENS. November 28, 1953.

Sir,—The heart of “B. Charitable” beats in a fairly good way, but there is evidence of trouble in the bloodstream. Has he ever been interested in the plight of the pre-war government superannuitants in their fight for justice? We were won by the government of the day; and others, who joined the service later, were compelled to loin the superannuation fund pnd pay from a scanty salary a regular percentage to that fund under solemn promise that we would not be penalised on retirament by our thrift, Tcday, many of us are drawing less than the social security beneficiaries (man and ..wife), yet are compelled to pay our is fid in the pound (Oh, where has the pound gone?). Even the National Government denies us the £2O at Christmas (man and wife) because we are not registered in Hereford street. “B. Charitabje’s" suggestion would further heighten our living costs, Vours, etc., SON OF PIONEERS. November 28,, 1953.