There is another reason for rationing than shortage of supplies, of Which indeed there is none. It is 10 compel people to be economical by depriving them of things to squander money on, and thus to keep prices in check.
In the last war the working-classes made unheard of money, as many of them already are, and spent it recklessly. Prices soared, wages had to be put pp again, and so on continually the one against the other. Then came the post-war slump, nearly three millions of unemployed, we were barely recovering when the new war broke ow. The Government are determined that the like inflation shall not occur again and, as recently disclosed, are paying considerable weekly subsidies to keep the price of some commodities stable.
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