RAIDING THE CUPBOARDS

Maoriland Worker, Volume 13, Issue 1, 3 January 1923, Page 1

RAIDING THE CUPBOARDS

Points for Women—Taxes ©n Food

: ; — ■ . . ! Women! William Pitt said that by Customs taxation lie could tax the shirts off the.people's backs without their knowing J how it was done. You readily understand when the employers and the Government cut your husband's wages, but when YOUR wages are insidiously reduced by the Customs taxes you do not so keenly .appreciate. l It is this way: The Government has to get a certain amount of money to carry on the business of the country, and being very* :- friendly with the rich, it taxes them as little as possible and then takes .the rest from you. Instead of taxing the land monopolists, it puts a tax on your tea and on your sugar. And by such a device THE WOMAN PAYS. . „ You pay threepence tax pn every pound of tea you buy and "'. one half-penny on every pound of sugar. And more! For when \ the Go.vernment put the threepence tea tax on, the price of tea was raised fourpence; You pay fourpence, that is, to enable*-.the '•"{ Government to collect threepence.- * - '■ Now do you see how you are exploited? They reduce your husband's wages, and then tax what he hands to you for the keep- •, ing of the home. In both ways you get less, and you are treated ] in this way in order to benefit the rich. - _'. Mr. Massey has made it clear to you that, if given power, he F prefers to raid your cupboards than to take what the country I needs from the wealthy who back his party. You should know ~\ what to do with him. t • ■* .(** Think! Your only hope lies in supporting the Labour Party 3j and in making your husband's Union a powerful organisation. '"{,§ This is the only was to atop thigs mean policy of craftily snatohinff ■/?$ away your wages, ' ' '' *J£