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Show Supply and Demand Law Starves Poor There are those who say we should leave everything to the aw of supply and demand. If we did that things would go exactly as they have gone in Europe. Under that so-called law, and under the system of free enterprise, coal is selling over, there at $320 per ton. Eggs at 60c each. Pork at $1 per lb Butter at 89 to SU per pound. Coffee $48 to $80 per pound. During the last war, prices in this country, went up, on sugar from 55c for 10 lbs to $2.67 forlO lbs. Overals from 82c to 2.95 If there had been no regulation of prices and quantities now in America the prices would have gone sky high, and those who have money could and would buy up all the food products and keep them away from the poor So you see where we would have been at had there been no regulations. |