The Human Economics of War WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE WITH THE MONEY SPENT ON ARMAMENTS, ETC., FROM 1914 to 1918. THE LAST WAR COST £80,000,000,000, which is enough to provide:— A £9OO house and 5 acres of land for every family in Canada, the United States, Great Britain, France, Germany, Russia and Australia; and (2) A £2£ million University for every city of 200,000 or more in all those countries; and (3) A £l£ million Library for every city of 200,000 people or more in all those countries; and (4) A life salary of £6OO a year for 50,000 teachers; and (5) A life salary of £6OO a year for 50,000 nurses and still have enough left to buy up all the goods and property in France and Belgium.
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Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 271, 15 December 1939, Page 1 (Supplement)
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130Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 271, 15 December 1939, Page 1 (Supplement)
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