Show THE TilE QUALITY OF LIFE HAS liAS MANY ASPECTS When many people call for improvements in the quality of the environment usually they are referring only to the air and water This is akin to judging the quality of a car by its spark spark- plugs they are vitally important but they are only a part of the whole A quality environment in the largest sense is made up of many things among them better jobs food good health housing housing housing hous hous- ing and the protection of life and property It takes more more than pollution control devices to achieve these goals It takes a healthy competitive economy free from the damaging effects of inflation Inflation invariably undercuts the quality of our lives It d depletes our savings cuts our incomes raises the prices of the food we eat and by forcing interest rates up keeps many from being able to improve their living standards The next time you hear someone talk about environmental quality ask him to define his terms Everyone favors the cleanest clean clean- est air and water possible but there is much more to the quality of life Government leaders particularly should consider the total effects on our whole environment when approving programs programs programs pro pro- grams intended to upgrade the remarkable continuing growth in our quality of life |