Evening star., 1948-01-05
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the fact that have successful system and want 10 wreck
1t 20 they II told you so" And they from
who either ignore hope change the laws Of
human nature.
do not mean to imply that should be completely
satisfied with things they sincerely hope that
shall stop seeking improvements for ends where
satisfaction begins None of should deude himself
that way Of life perfect But fortunately only few
sarryyed fanatics and professional rabberousers to
destroy the edice have built and all again.
Instead, of wisely advocate refinement renovation
and repair of the present structure
Who Profits From american Business?
Many Of the objections to present system based
falacies Let examine few of them For half century,
soapbox willy subversives and wellmeaning but
med reformers have spread the completely idea
that workers the smallest share of the income which
manufacturing produces and that the receive fabulous
amounts Actually of every dollar of sales made by
manufacturer fortyseven 60 materials and supplies
of which hirtyfve to foryve the workers who
produce those materials Nine 90 for of which
four cents paid employees. Six 60
for depreciation, maintenance repairs and interest,"
for Advertising and cent for research That leaves thirty
five the sales dollar of which the EMPLOYEES get
twentynine The remaining six profit which
three aside for jobs
buy machines and to expand plants The remaining
three stockholders who the Of
the machines, the tools and the factory buildings.
All told, approximately eghty,fve of every
dollar of sales by manufacturers for salaries and
Symed in that argument the critics then their guns
the three that 60 the They give the i'm.
preston that American business is owned by handful
of individuals Here again they face the facts Actually
some fourteen million people own shares in American
jndty woren teachers grocers, bus drivers and many
Others who have saved and invested their money These
securities much like prossory receipts if will,
for the money which the firms borrowed from these ndi
;d,o1s IN
form of dividends ~ T.
In addition these direct Of American business,
there your million who have life insurance policies,
and fifty million who have savings accounts. All of these
people vitality interested in the successful operations and
profits American business because the insurance companies
and banks in which they have deposited their money have,
in turn, renvested of these funds in the securities Of
American business.
Thus apparent that the majority of population
receive direct indirect benefits from American business
Looking to THE Future
The young and women Of today have before them
opportunities than have existed since the beginning
of time. Strangely enough, the word opportunity"
has equivalent in languages To people who live
under toaarans, however, this omission is serious.
They have little need for such word But it is priceless
word in the vocabulary of American and will become
increasingly meaningful as time goes on.
Looking back along the road that Americans have travelled
the past may that much has been accomplished
that there may be shortage of opportunities in the future.
there are many opportunities before than there
in the years gone by.
Think of the many inventions and discoveries of the
last years which whole industries being built
Radar atomic energy eleconcs synthetic chemistry anti
boc pascs and hundreds of other and revolutionary
developments still in their infancy. The United Nations
and the problems which that organization faces may well
create wholly different fields of endeavor finance,
in sociology and in law
century ago, thousands Of families left their homes
of the Aeghenes and braved the unknown wilderness in
search fortune They knew before they started that thirst
hunger exposure and savage enemies obstacles which
they would have before they could the
continent and reach their goals Did these hardships
them? Not for minue They knew that anything worth while
can be gained only by taking risks, by hard work and by
determination. Most Americans still believe in that creed
America NOT getting soft Like the hardy pioneers who
deed hazards of the tra Americans know that have
to GIVE in order to GET.
Under system of competitive free enterprise, to all
who are willing to work, think and to dare the American
Way brings rich rewards
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