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Inflation Work
Almost everyone who has where. in one way or another,
g iv e n the m atter any thought they ultimately are reflected in
agrees that the present in­ the cost of goods and services.
creased cost of living - inflation In s h o r t , strike production
- is of the cost-push type and losses are inflationary and this
that it does not result from too is true in both the cost-push and
much money in the hands of the in the demand—pull inflationary
consumer chasing after too few situation.
consumer goods. The meeting of
O v e r the years, literally
th e minds ends there. Every thousands
of relatively small
person with any kind of an ax business enterprises have been
to grind advances his own pet forced into bankruptcy by rea­
theory of why the cost of living son
nf losses arising from
continues to rise.
strlk -o in which they were not
Interest rates are too high, directly involved. Part of the
says one. Taxes as burdensome burden of our increased cost of
as they have ever been, are too living reflects the direct and in­
low, says another. The profits direct loss of productivity which
of monopolistic corporate giants has flowed from government and
are responsible says still an­ industry work stoppages in the
other.
past two years.
There is another loss, not so
visible, that runs into billions of
A great deal of progress has
dollars annually. It is the pro­ been made in conciliating labor
duction loss stemming from differences, y e t the economic
work stoppages in the nature of loss is of such proportions as
strikes against industry and to be an unreasonable burden
strikes against the government.
upon the wage earner. There
The courts have pointed out must be a better way of settling
that the purpose of an employ­ economic grievances between
e es’ strike is to use the weapon the employer and the employee
of economic damage as a means whether it is government or in­
of compelling industry (and re ­ dustry that is involved.
cently government) to respond
The inflicting of an economic
to employees' demands for eco­ loss on the innocent bystander
nomic betterment.
is as senseless as it is unjust.
The difficulty with the strike Since a very high percentage of
is that it imposes its economic workers in every industry are
burden not only on the employ­ union members, no matter how
e r, but also on the worker and one goes about a work stoppage,
invariably upon thousands of the members of another who are
persons who are not directly in­ not involved in the dispute.
volved in the labor dispute.
The time has come to find a
These economic loses must be better way to reconcile the dif­
absorbed somehow and som e- ferences.
TFfEV e o ^ E T H E R , L IK E HATA A N D EGGS
One problem which seems to
be arising with greater and
greater frequency is the auto­
mobile financing fraud. It usual­
ly works somewhat like this:
1. A prospective car purchaser
finds an automobile he thinks he
would like to buy.
2. The salesman or the credit
manager tells the buyer, "sign
the contract now, pay us $100
(or some other amount) down
and we will see that you get fi­
nancing from a loan company
for the balance due.”
3. The buyer then goes to the
loan company and finds that he
cannot possibly get financing on
term s he can afford.
4. When he then tries to get out
of the contract, the car dealer
will refuse to refund the down-
p a y m e n t and will also retain
possession of the car.
Two rules to remember to
avoid such situations:
a. If you sign a written agree­
ment, make sure all of what you
a g r e e to is in writing. Oral
statements are usually not part
of the agreement.
b. Never sign an agreement
until you are absolutely certain
what the financing term s will
be. You might obligate yourself
to spend more than you can aff-
ford.
CONTRACT CANCELLATION
GIMMICK
Many times sellers will state
orally to a prospective buyer Is
not satisfied with his service or
product, the buyer can simply
cancel the contract. The buyer
will then sign a written agree­
ment, and sometimes a nego­
tiable note, always believing
that he can escape from the
contract should he so desire
The written contract and note
never contain the verbal cancel­
lation provisions and thus, It
will often take court action to
prove the fraud Involved.
ESAP funding
criticized
C, •
nt IH l'I H F u t
0 X /1 .
C iu lt
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Directions in Black studies
The Center for African and
African-American
Studies
(CAAS) will conduct a three-day
conference (Dec. 3-5) at Atlanta
U n i v e r s i t y , focusing on the
theme ’’Directions in Black
Studies.” This third annual con­
ference concentrates on giving
d i r e c t i o n to educators and
scholars in Afro-American re ­
search. A m ong the persons
scheduled to head sem inars and
serve as consultants are Arna
Bontemps, poet, historian, nov­
elist and librarian; poet Don L.
Lee;
Dr.
Horace
Mann
Bond, dean of the school of Edu­
cation at Atlanta University; and
Hoyt W. Fuller, editor of Black
World. CAAS director Dr. Rich­
ard A. Long expects an atten­
dance of 400 to 500 persons.
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The purpose of this column is
to inform readers of some of
the more serious legal prob­
lems encountered by Portland
citizens. It is informational
only. Since changing facts may
alter the application of the law,
you should always consult an at­
torney of your choice for advice
on specific problems I^gal Aid
provides free legal advice and
assistance to low Income fami­
lies.
Two of the more unscrupulous
sales gimmicks that have come
to our attention in the Portland
area are as follows. AUTOMO­
BILE FINANCING FRAUD.
The Emergency School A ssis­
tance Program (ESAP), a new
effort of the Nixon administra­
tion to support desegregating
school districts, is something
less than a smashing success so
far. The $75-million first in­
stallment on what is promised
as a multi-billion-dollar pro­
gram has attracted heavy com­
petition in the bidding. Its han­
dling by administration officials
under Vice President Agnew's
direction has been roundly c rit­
icized.
For example, Fulton County
( G a .) Deputy Supt. Douglas
McRae said the application pro­
cedure has been ’’handled in a
fashion so grotesque and myste­
rious that it seemed like some­
thing straight out of Edgar Allen
Poe.” McRae said his encounter
with
government
represen­
tatives made him feel like he
was "in a loan shark office.”
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