I am across this newspaper article doing some research. It is from June 6, 1946 from a local newspaper of a town of approx 3500 people (today), est 2200 =/- then. I found it quite interesting as it appears to be a join statement from the implement dealerships serving that area to the farming community. Doesn't appear gov't has changed much since then; nothing is as it seems. Hope you enjoy.
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MarkB_MI
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"OPA" in the notice is the Office of Price Administration, which managed rationing and price controls during the war. I'm surprised it was still around in 1946; it was abolished in 1947. Whether or not the dealers complaints were legitimate, they became irrelevant a year later.
I'm afraid I don't understand your crack "Doesn't appear gov't has changed much since then; nothing is as it seems." Price controls and rationing are mostly non-existent today.
I'm afraid I don't understand your crack "Doesn't appear gov't has changed much since then; nothing is as it seems." Price controls and rationing are mostly non-existent today.
Hi Mark, I apologize, I should have been more clear in my comment. I interpreted the article to read gov't will "advertise" one thing but the true cost of something usually is much greater at the level of the end user (dealer/farmer/producer). Definitely not trying to make this a political fight as we all can share our insights, opinions, convictions, etc; rather, I just found this interesting from not only being local to me but to an industry we all love. Thanks!
MarkB_MI
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> You mean like with milk, power, rent, drugs, minimum wages, ag subsidies, green energy subsidies, etc., etc., etc? A price control doesn't have to limit the highest price, it can also support an increasing price.
I did qualify my statement by saying "mostly". Certainly we don't have price controls to the degree and scope of those in WWII. And although I don't want to get into an argument about whether or not subsidies are the same thing as price controls, I will concede your point the day the gov't starts handing out ration cards again.
I did qualify my statement by saying "mostly". Certainly we don't have price controls to the degree and scope of those in WWII. And although I don't want to get into an argument about whether or not subsidies are the same thing as price controls, I will concede your point the day the gov't starts handing out ration cards again.
MarkB_MI
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> I interpreted the article to read gov't will "advertise" one thing but the true cost of something usually is much greater at the level of the end user
I think what you're talking about are "unintended consequences". We deal with unintended consequences every day; they're just more noticeable when the gov't creates them because they're usually a lot bigger than the ones we create ourselves.
I think what you're talking about are "unintended consequences". We deal with unintended consequences every day; they're just more noticeable when the gov't creates them because they're usually a lot bigger than the ones we create ourselves.
I understand what you mean, but price controls come in many forms. That's all I was saying. I won't get into the huge mistakes and boondoggles of pre-WW2 era gov't and the effect they had in prolonging the Great Depression. By that I mean, gov't controls and supports often have unintended negative consequences.
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