Emphasize investment

to improve

Dear Editor:

Regarding Noel Wright’s col-
umn ‘‘Why !1% jobless? (part
2)” of July 17:

In his simplistic and fatuous
explanation for 11% unemploy-
ment in Canada, Noel Wright cer-

* tainly practises what he preaches:
“Dream on.”

His reasoning seems to be as
follows: the private  sector’s
machines have replaced manual
workers as the producers of
goods. These permanently
displaced workers have no discre-
tionary income to fuel economic
growth, i.e., through personal
consumption.

Mr. Wright’s cure, in his words:
«clearly the only way to solve
permanently this excess of work-
seekers over society’s paid work
needs is to pay for worthwhile
work that does NOT pay for itself
or make a profit in doliar terms.”

Who would pay for the above
work? Certainly not our country
which is losing the battle against a
$430 billion debt. Where does Mr.

economy

Wright get his figures from?

It is impossible to quantify the
dollar value of household tabor. it
is the same with exercise or good
nutrition; these are intangibles.

In summation, Mr. Wright rhe-
torically asks: ‘*...if you’ve any
other cure ... please tell us.’’ So
7 it. How about exports and an
emphasis on investment instead of
consumption? The gentleman
should do some reading on the
economic successes of Germany,
Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and
Holland, among others.

Mr. Wright’s facctious solutions
are characteristic of a North
America that embraces saviors
with quick and easy panaceas to
age-old problems. Your columnist
has obviously bought into the
Judy Rebick/Maud Barlow/Mel
Hurtig/Audrey McClaughlin/Bob
White school of economic mis-
information. I hope for Canada’s
sake that he’s in the minority.

Christopher Lambert
North Vancouver

Charge for rescue expenses

Dear Editor:

Once more some idiot en-
dangers the lives of rescuers and
gets away with it!

It is time to assess the cost of
each rescue and charge the person
responsible with all the expenses
involved.

Stephanie James, who recently
fell from the Lynn Canyon

suspension bridge, is old enough
to know better, and the message
to all the young people who can-
not read or choose [to ignore the
well-posted signs in the park
should be: ‘‘You will be charged
and held responsible for your
misconduct."’

B. Cowan

North Vancouver

NORTH VANCOUVER coun-

‘cll have recently reconsid-
eved a proposal! to amaiga-
mate the City and District.
Advocates of the plan argue
that there may be savings If

The. tax wan wonders

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have. anything
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Group homes should be integrated

Dear Editor:

In response to recent letters
published in the News regard-
ing Lynn Vatley’s supposed
opposition to group homes, I
would like to clarify certain
issues.

Lynn Valley has been por-
trayed as an = ‘‘unaccepting
community,'’ but in actuality,
it is home to two-thirds of the

district's group homes for
handicapped people.

Lynn Valley welcomes over
100 residents in 19 group
homes, and these residents are
an integrated part of our
community.

As a Lynn Valley resident, I
would like to sce this integra-
tion become a part of all the
communities in North Van-
couver and to hear that other

areas are welcoming handi-
capped residents in group
homes to join their neighbor:
hoods too.

Let our district residents and
the councii that represents
them start with a policy that
spreads all future group home
sites evenly around the district.

C. Andrews
North Vancouver

municipal staff and servie-
es for both municipalities
were pooled.

The North Shore News recently
polled North Vancouver residents
on this issue. We asked 267 peo-
ple “Would you be in favor of
amalgamating North Van City and
North Van District?

One hundred respondents
(37.4%) said “Yes," while 75, or
28.1%, said they were not in favor
of amalgamation. 17.6% had no
opinion and 16.9% did not know.

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