The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volumes 20-21W. Collins, 1836 |
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Page 48
... supply may be overdone for a year or two , it cannot be overdone perma- nently , because there is a virtue in the commodity to extend , and that indefinitely , the demand for itself ; so that , let the supply be kept up and aug- mented ...
... supply may be overdone for a year or two , it cannot be overdone perma- nently , because there is a virtue in the commodity to extend , and that indefinitely , the demand for itself ; so that , let the supply be kept up and aug- mented ...
Page 49
... supply of loaves cannot be so overdone year after year , because greatly beyond the number of mouths to eat them ; for there is every thing in the production and increase of these loaves to multiply the mouths . It is true , that on ...
... supply of loaves cannot be so overdone year after year , because greatly beyond the number of mouths to eat them ; for there is every thing in the production and increase of these loaves to multiply the mouths . It is true , that on ...
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... supply of labour , over its demand , is enough to account for a very great deficiency in its remuneration , then , after all , it may lie within the compass of a small fractional relief to bring back the remuneration to its proper level ...
... supply of labour , over its demand , is enough to account for a very great deficiency in its remuneration , then , after all , it may lie within the compass of a small fractional relief to bring back the remuneration to its proper level ...
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