Show J Freedom Means Abundance Sooner or later the market price of ofa a product is paid or the product ceases to exist In the current controversy over k the free market versus government conj con con- j troll troIs of such things as prices and wages the real issue is how far is the US U.S. n willing to go toward adopting a get get- Jj nothing for w M The folly of such a has w been demonstrated time and again Years N ago the government set out to protect w consumers by keeping prices of f natural na na- JJ tural gas at artificially low levels r ing the consumers something for noth noth- nothing ing and many consumers are arc now gett getting get get- t ting nothing The price has been held 7 so so low that less and less gas has been produced over the years A free market would have corrected the situation Consumers Con Con- sumers would have had gas although they might have paid a little more fOll for fOl l' l it E The same relationship holds true In other areas including food and fiber t w The president of the American Farm Bu Du M reau Federation Mr William J J. J Kuh Kuh- w fuss speaking for some 2 million member member mem memo ber bel families of the Farm Bureau has emphasized that a free market offers abundance at a fair price something that no system of controls can ean do Mr Kuhfuss uses beef as an example of how freedom in the marketplace works to the advantage of both consumers and producers lIe He says The feed grain grain- beef ratio is the best that it has been for many years The favorable ratio enables enables en en- a ables bIts the producer t to benefit from feeding feeding feed feed- ing grain to number of cattle callie on feed has increased 14 percent over one y year ar ago The future supply of beef will be increased d. d Pay the price and the production increases with wilh a quirk quick and reaction When the supply is plentiful you have a discipline on price The Farm Bureau Dureau leader has again stressed the fundamental principle that no government edict or control can nul nul- There is no such thing as getting gelling something for nothing whether is it fuel for your furnace or food for your fam fam- B ily |