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Page xiv
... increase in the number of pen- sions for government employees , and the pensions for the blind in some states , have also been causes . There are still many of the aged in fright- ful poverty . a . b . C. One - third of the xiv BRIEFS.
... increase in the number of pen- sions for government employees , and the pensions for the blind in some states , have also been causes . There are still many of the aged in fright- ful poverty . a . b . C. One - third of the xiv BRIEFS.
Page xviii
... employees are left without recourse . When any concern fails or dissolves , all pension rights are lost . They rob the wage - earner of the last ves- tige of industrial liberty . Business - a Profession . ) ( Brandeis . a . They take ...
... employees are left without recourse . When any concern fails or dissolves , all pension rights are lost . They rob the wage - earner of the last ves- tige of industrial liberty . Business - a Profession . ) ( Brandeis . a . They take ...
Page xx
... employees . These pensions are often paid to per- sons who do not need them , for ex- ample , a retired judge in the state of Massachusetts drew a pension of a $ 100 a week for seven years , which was up to the time of his death , and ...
... employees . These pensions are often paid to per- sons who do not need them , for ex- ample , a retired judge in the state of Massachusetts drew a pension of a $ 100 a week for seven years , which was up to the time of his death , and ...
Page xxvi
... employees and disabled sol- diers . a . The federal government now pensions most of its civil employees and pays over $ 200,000,000 a year for military and naval pensions . b . Many of the states have a similar pension scheme for civil ...
... employees and disabled sol- diers . a . The federal government now pensions most of its civil employees and pays over $ 200,000,000 a year for military and naval pensions . b . Many of the states have a similar pension scheme for civil ...
Page xxix
... from children and relatives to the state . It would discourage deserving persons by taxing them to pay a government pension to social failures . It would demoralize industry . 6 . a . b . C. Many employees would OLD AGE PENSIONS xxix.
... from children and relatives to the state . It would discourage deserving persons by taxing them to pay a government pension to social failures . It would demoralize industry . 6 . a . b . C. Many employees would OLD AGE PENSIONS xxix.
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Page 98 - The barefaced and extensive pension frauds exposed under the direction of the courageous and generous veteran soldier now at the head of the Bureau leave no room for the claim that no purgation of our pension rolls was needed or that continued vigilance and prompt action are not necessary to the same end. The accusation that an effort to detect pension frauds is evidence of unfriendliness toward our worthy veterans and a denial of their claims to the generosity of the Government suggests an unfortunate...