A Strange Position.
Dear Sir, —Tf the Douglas Social Credit scheme is a fallacy—which I don't admit—then explain the following According to the newspapers and members of the Government, a wave of prosperity is enveloping New Zealand. When will the vast army of unemployed men, women and youths begin to share in this prosperity and be absorbed back into industry? Newspapers report that prices for woollen goods are to be advanced by from 20 to 25 per cent. How are wage-earners going to meet this advance in view of the fact that Mr Forbes says the time is not opportune for restoring the w’age cuts? Why is the time not opportune for restoration of wage cuts, if we are advancing into an era of prosperitv? Will consumption increase with the advancing prices for woollen goods, clothing, meat, etc., when the purchasing power remains the same as before the rise in prices? Is it a sign of the prosperous times ahead to see the unemployment figures increasing? —I am, etc., J.T.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20234, 19 February 1934, Page 6
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170A Strange Position. Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20234, 19 February 1934, Page 6
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