Word: affords
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...those who say that our expenditures for public works and other means, for recovery are a waste that we cannot afford," he said, "I answer that no country, however rich, can afford the waste of its human resources...
...These three hurried to Washington to begin their job of peacemaking. The United Textile Workers complained that mill owners were overworking the "stretch-out," were refusing to bargain collectively. The employers complained that they could not afford to meet the union's demand of 40 hours pay for 30 hours work...
Already the textile code forbids unreasonable "stretch-out," and requires collective bargaining. As for higher wages and shorter hours, an NRA investigation recently resulted in a report that the indus-try could not afford them under present conditions...
...than in the same period of 1933 although its sales were $100,000,000 more. President Alfred Pritchard Sloan Jr. flatly announced that costs must be cut. In August when Fisher Body was ready to buy lumber, its purchasing agents told the hardwood manufacturers something like this: "We cannot afford to pay $66 per thousand ft. of oak. We know that is the minimum price established by your code authority but we can pay only $60. We know and you know that $60 will leave a profit. If you accept the order you will be violating the letter of your...
...even now his Treasury holds better than $25,000,000 in cash & governments. Entrenched behind this hoard, Mr. Nash is not expected to listen to any merger terms other than his own. Alvan Macaulay of Packard has about $14,000,000 in cash & governments. Messrs. Nash & Macaulay can still afford to consider their emotions in any scheme involving the loss of corporate identity...