WAGES DISTRIBUTION.
Sir, —If I understand the meaning of the remit on wages distribution discussed at the Chamber of Commerce Conference it lis that single men with no dependants shall have their wages fixed at the "subsistence" level, and the balance applied to help the carried men with long fanrilies to live at a higher standard. In other words, the single men are to- pay a "tax" by getting less than "market price" for their services when sold to the employers of labour. This "tax" is to be paid so that employees shall all, be receiving no more than "actually needed." Such a proposal is a 20th century fuandal. It means that once a "wage-earner" ho is always a "wageearner," and held in that position by legislation. If large families cannot be supported by careful wage-earners it is time that a "bonus'' was given by the State,, which of course should be taken in taxation of the "profit" made in any particular industry, instead of taking it from single men. Single men should bo encouraged to save their money and get a furnished house of their own before j they marry. A. Sanford. .
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18566, 26 November 1923, Page 6
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