Freedom the word to sell and the fringe benefit cost rise
J C Penney urged selling freedom as a core idea while noting America’s prosperity rests on liberty. The piece reports a 1948 Chamber survey and updates showing fringe benefits averaged 18.7 percent of payroll in 1951 across 736 companies, totaling near 25 billion dollars with variability by industry.
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J. C. Penny
Mr. Penney
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Emerson Schmidt
The Best for the Least in a Dynamic Economy
The article argues that the U S economy remains dynamic with output per hour rising over threefold since a century ago due to competition. It highlights retailing as a prime example where mass distribution lowers costs, expands markets, and creates jobs, making goods more accessible through chain stores and mail order.
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Atlantic Monthly
Sumner Slichter
America
Economic Highlights and the Hidden Payroll Concept
The article explains two payrolls in a nation s economy. The regular payroll pays workers for services while the hidden payroll covers fringe benefits such as social security unemployment workmen s compensation pensions paid vacations profit sharing and more. These benefits often influence current economic conditions.
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