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islump, because people without an
income won’t -have any. pur-
chasing power and a reduction in
‘purchasing. power will. affect
‘further. layoffs inthe © private
“sector.

It seems to me that politicians
should have learned that lesson
from Roosevelt’s New Deal. That
program. started the economic

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recovery. after the Great
Depression. by. creating em-
ployment, © and subsequently

purchasing power, on a massive
scale.

All this isn’t to say that the
B.C. public. service  couldn’t
stand .some -trimming.» Perhaps
the necessary services could be

Rotary Anns

Sidney Rotary Anns held their
annual Christmas party. at the
home of Mardi Dobson where
some . 18 members. thoroughly
enjoyed the buffet-style. supper.
Raffle: winners were Jeff Hooker
(Santas); Mardi. Dobson. (food
hamper) and Shirley Fowles .

-(turkey).
Club. spokesman “Marion
Watling: thanks. all. who. pur-

chased tickets, proceeds of which
go :to: local charities. The next
meeting of Rotary, Anns will be
held '8 p.m. Jan. 20 at the home
-of.Mrs. Doreen Ruffle.

Hard times
fancy dress ball

Members of. Saanich Peninsula.

“chamber of commerce. ‘will: be

attending a ‘‘hard times’ fancy

dress ball: starting at 7:30 p.m.
‘Jan.
be*'a.- band and dinner. buffet-
style. Tickets

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8. at Glen Meadows. There’ll =

i $10... The next’
Tegular. meeting of the chamber is.

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Savings Credit

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delivered with 10,000: fewer
employees. This, however, is-not
the time to streamline the public
service. The time to do that is
during a boom, when the private
sector is able to absorb the people
cut from the government payroll.

This is also not the time to
worry about deficits. No matter

how many people Bennett gets rid

of, he will have. a deficit,
probably one approaching $1.5
billion.

Based on an average salary of
$20,000, the government will save

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about $200° million: a. year. by

‘getting rid of 10,000 employees.

But that also means reducing
B.C.’s. collective - purchasing
power by .$200. million. Using’a
multiplier» effect. of. three,. a
conservative figure, that’s the
equivalent of taking $600 million
a year out of circulation. At a
time like this, our.economy can
ill-afford such a drain.

] hope Bennett’s advisors will
keep that. in’ mind. when. they
report to him on the effects.a
massive layoff will have.

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