Reaping 1 the Benefit The Beacon mathematical genius has just supplied us with the following information concerning the Social Security system as. at present practiced in New Zealand. After much deep thought and concentration the following facts have been elicited: If a man received £6 per week from the time? he was 25 till he reached the age of (55, a period of 40 year.;., lie would have paid out £1560 in Social Security tax. In order to reap the full benefit from this he would have to spend approximately 7 years in a hospital, or else, drink up in the neighbourhood of 400 gallons of medicine!
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 74, 19 May 1944, Page 7
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107Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 74, 19 May 1944, Page 7
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