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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 519, 1 April 1920, Page 1

TEMPO J? A MUTANTdR F,T NOS MTTTAMFR IN ILLTB, ' s (The times aro changing, and wo with them.) The Evolution of Economics. IT doesD't require a professor of economics to give the renson why. Prior to the war the Dominion's man-power was about 300,W00. Oat of this 112,500. the flower of the land, enlisted; 17,000 have paid the supreme sacrifice, and about 20.000 permanently incapacitated, and the recent epidemic, adds another 5,000, making the total 42,000; and, with no immigration, we will be handicapped lor a year or so. And does not this also apply to the whole of the Empire? Puring the second year of the war. production of man's re niirementi w»s re- 4 (I'ic.i d materially, and our armies and munition workers had adopted a higher standard of living, and twice as much used in the shape of clothing, b >ots, ..leat, butter, cheese, etc., etc.. which thousands upon thousands unfortunately were never accustomed to prior to the war, and at the time the prices of those commodities were not a burden to the soldier and the munition workers as in the first instance the soldier didn't pay for them, and the munition workers did at feel them owing to the enormous wages paid. Now the war has ceased the soldier is seel ing employment and the munition worker's wages, for argument sa.ee are down to about !i r > per cent over pre-war rates, with his requirements about 501 to 00 per cent high -r, owing to the world's shortage and with a desire to live at the same status as during the war. The Empire's w r heels of industry (with a tired people) are at a reduced speed for the want of raw material, and the products ot the land are about two years behind, and until they get back to normal, and wuh huge shortages as at present, the pinch will be felt. The workers rightly demand a higher standard of living, which creates a heaver demand on production, and until it is overtaken, with the Continent on the verge of starvation, how can prices recede. If they do, wages must also, in a line with Japan and other Eastern countries. This is a complex question. Profits are now taxed 7s fid in the £. For instance, an industrial concern with a working capital of £IOO,OOO, paying 7 per cent., yielding £7,000, is taxed 7s 6d in the £, which brings its earning power down to about 4/2 P er cent. Who would be worried about industry when War Bonds are paying ]»er cent., free from taxation? This 19 the question to be considered for the salvation of the Dominion. Champion wishes his people to understand that this essay is not for advertising purposes, but to guide his candidates, as he is an acknowledged authority on economics as well as muscle-raising. v., AUCKLAND.

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