THE ELECTIONS

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22513, 22 September 1938, Page 7

THE ELECTIONS

TO THE BBITOR OF TH* PRES*. Sir,—Mr Denton’s version of the sales tax is that it is a heritage from the old Government. However, it is quite certain the present Government has no intention of removing it. I notice that Mr Denton did not touch upon the superannuation scheme. For this, Labour will impose a tax upon every young man and woman of this country for the rest of their lives, with practically no benefit to be received for their contributions of Is in the £1 wage tax and levy upon children 16 and over. I would advise fathers and mothers and young men and wdmen to make a thorough study of this before goiftg to the poll and allowing themselves to be saddled with this bugbear. In his address at Springston South, Mr Langford kept fairly well clear of this subject, simply mentioning that women would not mind paying, as they were being paid the wage to meet it! It would be interesting to watch the result, of polling, to see how many women -are willing to come under such a scheme, considering that a great number of them, having saved a little for. their old age, and invested it in companies and industries, will now be compelled to pay a further tax of Is upon their savings, as well as upon their present earnings. —Yours, etc., TAXPAYER. September £l, -338.

TO TH* tDITOB #f THI P»MS. - . Sir,—l was an interested listener at the Hon. H/T, Armstrong's opening meeting at the Choral Hall last evening. Mr Armstrong is an experienced politician, and he is always an interesting speaker. fie carried a lukewarm meeting along very well until he got to the social security legislation. Then he became definitely on the defensive. One young working man who asked the' speaker if he would relish the prpspect of paying this taxation for the next 40 years was told to put his head iri a bag. Asked how he would run a private hospital bed, which costs at least £4 a week to maintain, on the allowance of 6s a , day, he gave, no answer*. - He should know his scheme; means the end of the private institutions, together with the friendly societies. Our New Zealand nurses know it, too, and in the last three years, have left these shores in hundreds for more peaceful spots. Our young doctors, seeking experience overseas, prefer to remain away from the temptations of a Socialistic paradise. ' During the last six years, 37 young doctors passed through our local hospital as hcuse surgeons. * Three of these are now resident in New Zealand. It would be interesting to be told where the "hundreds of doctors are who favour the Scheme.—Yours, etc., ' ' LODGE. . September 21, 1938.