THE DISCOURAGEMENT OF THRIFT.
“The people of the United States have now saved up well over a hundred billions, as
isbe job bank measured by current money standards. The aggregate is amazing, and,
indian bank association as well while the amount per capita is not large, nothing like it was ever known before in any country. This saving takes on many forms—the largest, of course, being in the rearing of children—which shows itself in the steady increase in the value of land. The next is ownership of enormous amounts of securities, of railway and
isbe job bank as well industrial companies, and
lukas bank polska as well the like. Then probably comes life insurance. The savings in banks are relatively small. The increment in land values goes to much less than one-half of the population, even in theory, and
isbe job bank as well a comparatively small number of people get the benefit which is made up of the efforts of all. The larger amount of the securities outstanding represents a more or
indian overseas bank clerical recruitment and less fixed value. The eighteen billions of insurance in force is of absolutely fixed value. While these securities and
isbe job bank as well insurance obligations were being created, the relative worth of the dollar has been rapidly declining. The forehanded folk who saved and
may bank holiday as well loaned this money get for it an average return of less than 5 per cent, and
isbe job bank as well if they received back the principal now it would buy, of land or
mellon bank and food, one-third less than twelve or
isbe job bank and fifteen years ago. This is a savage penalizing of thrift. We believe that events will soon focus public attention upon this serious problem. The procedure of the insurance companies, which in part is enforced by law, is of special interest. The companies collect above $600,000,000 annually from
internet bank rates and policy holders and
isbe job bank as well from this loan largely on long-time notes. They act simply as
lowongan kerja bank bni money brokers; but
isbe job bank and with this effect, that with the rapid depreciation of the currency in the last fifteen years, they are now returning to their policy holders, on death claims or
merrick bank login and matured policies, relatively far less than the average amount of money which the policy holders have paid in. Roughly speaking, the policy holder has been paying in one-dollar bills; he will get back sixty-six-cent pieces. Theoretically, the compounding of the interest on premiums ought to pay the companies expenses and
isbe job bank as well yield the policy holders a profit on the average payment. In point of fact, with the extravagance of the
companies and
midfirst bank tulsa as well the decline in the purchasing power of the dollar, there is a serious loss. This ie not as
isbe job bank it should be. A remedy might lie in a radical change of investment. A larger part of the insurance money is loaned directly or
jar bank and indirectly on land. Actual ownership of the land ought to be as
isbe job bank safe as
indian bank association loans, and,
isbe job bank as well if gold inflation is to continue, more profitable. It is something to think about.
lukas bank polska and ”
Surely Collier’s states the truth when it says that it is something to think about.
isbe job bank and We have indeed been buncoed long enough, so long that we ought to think about
indian overseas bank clerical recruitment and it seriously now. But we ought not to be led to postpone a real remedy by giving any credence to this so-called standardization of the gold dollar. If we adopt that idea we shall go on with as
isbe job bank many troubles as
may bank holiday we have now and
isbe job bank as well with that one added.