Candidate Wants More Women In Government

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30287, 13 November 1963, Page 19

Candidate Wants More Women In Government

If more women took an active part in the affairs of the country, it would soon be possible to go about running it on a reasonablybalanced budget without the rising debt and rising prices, said the Social Credit candidate for St Albans, Mrs C. Flint, when opening her campaign in the Canon street hall last evening. The meeting was attended by 15 persons. “Let the women help the menfolk to run the country on a stable, balanced budget,” she said. The increasing cost of living was to the detriment of the children, Mrs Flint said. Foodstuffs, domestic requirei ments, cosmetics, school needs I —all had gone up in price land were loaded with sales tax. This indirect tax had to be paid if consumers wanted the goods. Mr Holyoake had been “going on” about the “black budget.” "Why bring back I things from the past? And when the National Party went back into power they did not take those taxes off.” she said. Social Credit would mean a better way of living for the elderly, and a better future for the young. Money was not being inflated; the trouble was rising costs. The Social Credit I system was to keep the costs 'down. : Mrs Flint said she was also j concerned for the sick and elderly. The elderly could 'not go out and get an extra I job.

"Could Help Country” More women should take an active part in government —if they could manage their own homes they could help with the country. The women, for instance, knew about clothing and the shoddy footwear they bought for their children. They would demand a better standard from the manufacturers. They would demand a guarantee of good service for them. If an item did not have a guarantee it was not worth buying. The people should not put up with a government that took them into debt. It was a strange thing, but the debts were not paid back.

The drain of skilled persons from the country should be stopped. All the clever men were going out of the country, and it was being robbed of the ability of these men to help put the country on its feet. The children coming into the world were saddled with a debt of £l4B a year. Social Credit’s intention was to try and wipe out these debts. The prices of many household commodities had gone up, and they would not come down. Prices were likely to go up again before Christmas. After Christmas people would be able to buy the same goods for 20 per cent less. The prices went up because the manufacturers knew persons would want to buy the goods for Christmas. Social Credit would try to stop this sort of thing. "Would Take Time”

However, Social Credit would not be able to put things right in an instant. It would take time to put things right. She hoped Social Credit would be given the chance. The former Social Credit candidate for Fendalton, Mr J. Forster, supported Mrs Flint and spoke on Social Credit policy and statistics. Social Credit would be wasting its time if it did not have the necessary monetary reform plan, he said. However, it had never been said that Social Credit would print more money.