nsdap program

8/10/2019 NSDAP Program

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Background:This pamphlet, issued around May of 1932, (before the July Reichstagelection), outlines the official a!i positions on economic policy" #t $as issued in alarge edition, and $as to be binding on party spea%ers and $riters" #t pro&ides a $iderange of proposals, many of $hich $ould ha&e loo%ed attracti&e to 'ermans sufferingthrough the 'reat epression, $hich $as far $orse in 'ermany than in the nited

*tates"#t is based on the $or% of 'regor *trasser, some$hat on the +left of the party,and $ho si- months later left it" The program aroused considerable opposition from

business and financial circles, $ith the result that .itler ordered that distribution of itcease in /ctober 1932"

#0m not as familiar $ith economic terminology as $ith other areas, so #0m lessconfident of the accuracy of my translation than # usually am"

The source:Wirtschaftliches Sofortprogramm der N.S.D.A.P.(Munich her erlag,1932)"

Emergency Economic Program of the NSDAP

4ighting 5amphlet r" 16 5amphlet *eries of the Reichspropaganda78eitung of the*5

5roduced by *ection # (conomics) of the Reichsorganisationsleitung der *5"2nd edition (1:1,::: to 6::,::: copies)

The follo$ing discussion contains the *50s emergency economic program in theform of concise information for spea%ers" #t pro&ides binding guidelines for *5spea%ers as $ell as for press articles"

ll statements by party comrades that de&iate from or contradict this material are tobe &ie$ed as pri&ate opinions"

*5 spea%ers are encouraged to use the material particularly during the campaignfor 31 June 1932 election"

'regor *trasser (Reichsorganisationlsleiter der *5)


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Contents

I.The National Socialist Job Creation Program

"The reasons for creating ;obs

1" nemployment causespo&erty, employment createsprosperity"

2" or%ing people cannot besatisfied $ith meagerunemployment benefits">or%ing people demand theright to a ;ob"

?" Methods of creating ;obs

1" >e ha&e the producti&ecapacity for more ;obs"

2" >e ha&e mar%ets forincreased ;obs"

3" These mar%ets are a&ailableonly domestically"

=" hat needs to be done"C" /nly the state can accomplish these tas%s"


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" >or%ing housing

1" The pri&ate home as d$elling2" The pri&ate home as a producti&e space3" ?uilding settlements of indi&idual homes

" 4inances

1" 4inancing public ;ob creation2" 4inancing production

II. General Economic Measures

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E" #ndustry

1" ppro&al re@uirements for ne$ production facilities2" ationali!ation and state super&ision3" asier financing

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greater the unproducti&e $aste and destruction of our national resources" The more $e$or%, the greater our capital, and therefore the greater the results of our labor"

,. &nem'lo(ment bene#its burden the econom(* but $ob creation stimulates the

econom(.

Tolerating unemployment means

1" >ith less labor, less is produced, and therefore less can be consumed" Theresulthunger* 'o)ert(* and -age cuts"

2" The fe$er $ho $or%, the fe$er $ho pay ta-es, To get the same ta- re&enues,therefore, indi&iduals must bear a hea&ier burden" The result ta increases.

3" ecreasing purchasing po$er and increased ta-ation forces more firms intoban%ruptcy" The resultan increase in unem'lo(ment.

=" The unemployed must be supported by the community, $hich means an

increase in public e-penditures" The resultthe colla'se o# 'ublic #inance*des'ite an increase in taation.

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Tolerating unemployment means a brutal depri&ation of rights for the producti&epeople0s comrade" .e is robbed of his freedom to earn his li&ing by his o$n efforts".e is robbed of the ability to support himself, and is forced to rely on miserable publicsupport, $hich is constantly being cut" The $or%ing people does not $ant to sell itsright to life for these fe$ pennies, but rather demands the right to $or%" >e ational

*ocialists are in the forefront of the battle for the rights of $or%ing people" That is$hy $e $ere the first to proclaim this right, and to ha&e proposed a ;ob creation

program"

B. Methods o# creating $obs

%. 1e ha)e the 'roducti)e ca'acit( #or more $obs.

The stupidest ob;ection to ;ob creation is the claim that $e lac% the producti&ecapacity" >e ha&e the land to produce more food (see section e ha&e the $ater po$er to generate more electricity">e ha&e the machines and factories necessary to produce anything $e can thin% of"Today, ho$e&er, the land is not culti&ated, mines shut do$n, factories close theirgates, and machines rust"/ur econom( is ailing not because -e lack 'roducti)eca'acit(* but rather because the eisting 'roducti)e ca'acit( is not used.

+. 1e ha)e markets #or increased $obs.

Mar%ets for 'erman productionmuste-istas long as the needs o# the last German'eo'le2s comrade are not met.Today, 6 million people0s comrades are unemployed"They are star&ing, and they and their families suffer the most bitter po&erty" nd ho$many of the other people0s comrades today ha&e $hat they need to li&eD #n the face of

bitter po&erty, the capitalist press dares to $rite about o&erproduction" The opposite istrue"German 'roduction toda( is #ar under -hat our 'eo'le needs. It can*there#ore* be greatl( increased.

,. These markets are a)ailable onl( domesticall(.

#f the 'erman economy is to meet its real tas% G meeting the needs of the 'ermanpeople G there are &ast opportunities that are not today being met"Pre)iouseconomic 'olic( has aimed abo)e all at increasing German e'orts*$hichhasdisru'ted the domestic marketin the interests of our ability to complete on the$orld mar%et" (4or e-ample, pressure on $ages, insufficient protection of domestic

production against competition from abroad") This economic policy has failedcompletely" espite all efforts, 'erman e-ports fell from a monthly a&erage of 1"2

billion mar%s in 192B to A:6"9 million mar%s in the first fi&e months of 1932" The


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current system destroyed the domestic mar%et $hile simultaneously losing ground onthe $orld mar%et"

0. Creating $obs re3uires re#ocusing the German econom( on the domestic

market.

The results of pre&ious economic policy ha&e pro&en that all the efforts to increaseour e-ports resulted not in increased ;obs, but only in increased unemployment" >etherefore ha&e to see% increased sales $here they are to be found, in the domesticmar%et" Therefore, $e need to increase protection for domestic production (see section4 1), since other$ise the dumping prices of foreign competitors $ill ma%e selling ouro$n products on the domestic mar%et impossible"

4. 5ocusing on the domestic market re3uires an increase in agricultural

'roduction.

lthough our industrial production capacity is far greater than necessary to meet'erman demand, our agriculture today is not in a position to produce $hat the'erman people needs" >ithin a fe$ years, ho$e&er, 'erman soil can be impro&ed andits culti&ation intensified so that 'ermany can be independent of foreign foodstuffs(see *ection


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5romoting the fertility of 'erman soil byland reclamation(see *ection


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The increase in production in a7e abo&e totals around 2 billion mar%s"

The costs are estimated at about C"A billion mar%s, e-cluding land redistribution costs,by the 'erman *ociety for 8and Reclamation" ssuming an additional 1"A billionmar%s for land redistribution, dams, and di%es, total costs $ould be about 1: billion

mar%s, resulting in an annual increase in producti&ity of at least t$o billion mar%s"


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they are unable to buy it" The mar%et for 'erman agriculture $ill increasesignificantly as a result of decreased unemployment and our commercial measures"

/b$ection +:The produce of homeo$ners $ill harm farmers0 mar%ets"

;es'onse:.omeo$ners $ill not sell their produce, but rather usually consume $hatthey produce themsel&es" 4armers sell little directly to $or%ers" ?ut e&en if salesdecline slightly, it $ill be made up ten times o&er by increased sale of young plants,seeds, etc", to home o$ners"

/b$ection ,:?rning0s go&ernment had a complete fiasco $ith housing settlements atthe edges of cities"

;es'onse:That is true,but our 'lan is entirel( di##erent than Br>ning2s.The ne$pri&ate homes $ill not be dog houses, as ?rning0s *ystem planned, but rather solid,

useful homes in $hich the o$ners $ill ta%e pleasure"

4urthermore, ?rning0s housing de&elopments $ould surely be threatened as hereduces unemployment payments, $ithout the settlers being able to supportthemsel&es from their tiny plots of land" ational *ocialist housing de&elopments $ill

benefit from the general impro&ement in the economy, $hich $illguarantee that thehomeo-ners ha)e $obs(usually part7time employment)" This produce $ill be anadditional resource, not his only source of income"

,. Building settlements o# indi)idual homes

ach $or%er $illing and able to buy a single7family house $ill recei&e a =:Hsub&ention from the go&ernment" #f he has a ;ob, he can borro$ the rest from a state

ban%, $hich $ill guarantee fa&orable terms and a @uic% decision" #f he is unemployed,he $ill be paid for helping to build the settlement (the larger the building program is,the greater can be the number of uns%illed $or%ers)" percentage of his pay $ill goto$ard the purchase of a single7family house" The terms $ill be at least as fa&orableas for the first group"

The plan is to build =::,::: pri&ate homes per year" That $ill pro&ide employment

for one million people"

E. 5inances

%. 5inancing 'ublic $ob creation


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s ne$ ;obs are created, unemployment and $elfare payments $ill decline and ta-re&enues and social security contributions $ill increase" These sa&ings and increases$ill co&er at least A:H of total costs" /n a&erage, BAH of the costs $ill be for $ages,2AH for plant and material costs (as much of the material costs as possible in areincluded as $ages), $ith the follo$ing sa&ings and re&enue increases through ;ob

creation

*a&ings for the unemployedK office and to$n payments for unemployment support of33H of $ages, or 2AH of the total costs"

#ncreased re&enues for social security 16H of $ages, or 12H of total costs"

#ncreased ta-es 1AH of total costs"

These monies are a&ailable for the ;ob creation program" The state does not ha&e to

re@uire repayment of these monies after implementation, since the funds $ould bespent e&en if the ;ob creation program $ere not implemented" Those $ho benefit, or$ho purchase a pri&ate home, can, therefore, easily recei&e a sub&ention of =:H" That$ill encourage them to raise the rest themsel&es, and $ill therefore contribute tofinancing ;ob creation" They $ill not, of course, be able to raise the full amountimmediately, but it is reasonable to assume they can pro&ide 2:H to 3:H of the totalcosts, *ince A:H of total costs $ill come from sa&ings and increased re&enues on the

part of the go&ernment, B:H to C:H of total costs $ill @uic%ly be a&ailable" Theremaining 2:H to 3:H can be financed by credit" *uch a limited increase in credit isno danger to the stability of our currency"

+. 5inancing 'roduction

The ational *ocialist ;ob creation program $ill increase the prosperity andpurchasing po$er of the people" More $ill be purchased, and the economy $ill sellmore, and orders $ill increase" *ince these increases $ill be gradual, interim measuresto encourage production are needed"

This $ill in&ol&e pro&iding credit for manufacturing standard products that are indemand and can be stored" These include grain, fertili!ers, coal, metals, etc", $hich

$ill recei&e sub&entions under the condition that the products be sold at s'eci#ied'ricesand thatlarge numbers o# ne- -orkers be hired.

That $ill result in an immediate increase in production, and gi&e many $or%ers ;obsand prosperity"

.armful impacts on our currency $ill not occur, since


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1" The products may not be sold at a higher than allo$ed price,2" The credit $ill be paid off as the products are sold"

5. Commercial and #inancial measures

%. 5oreign trade

The current situation

*ince the middle of last year, foreign countries began systematically to strangle'erman e-ports" The result has been a decline inGerman e'orts o# about ,4?,more than a third, in the first four months of 1932 as against the pre&ious year, $hile'erman imports declinedabout 9?during the same period" This attac% by foreign

nations on the 'erman economy has $orsened our condition significantly" #t is time tota%e defensi&e measures to rescue our economy"

Guidelines #or our trade 'olic(

/ur foreign trade policy must be guided by the follo$ingguidelines

1" The reparations policies of post7$ar go&ernments ha&e made 'ermany one ofthe poorest ci&ili!ed nations" L4ootnote ccording to"merican estimatesbythe official #nstut (sic) of conomics in >ashington, 'ermany has so far

paid,9 billion marks in re'arationsto the &ictorious states" ccordingtoGerman estimates*if one includes the occupation of the Ruhr and thedismantling of our industry, the total is 6B 1I2 billion mar%s" nd this huge sumdoes not include the &alue of the land $e lost, nor that of ourcolonies" Thecolonies alone are estimated to be $orth 9@ to %@@ billion marks.or does itinclude the incalculableharm and lossesresulting from the arbitrarydismembering of 'ermany" 4urthermore, to pay reparations, 'ermany too%ona 'ri)ate #oreign debt o# %@., billion marks*$hich it must also repay ontop of reparations" #t $ould be an irresponsible $aste to accept a negati&e

balance of payments $ith foreign countries in the future" The 'erman people

doesnote-ist in order toacce't the sur'lus 'roductionof other peoples"2" 1eshould stri&e to produce that $hich $e are ca'ableof producing" The

'erman people is forced to do this"3" ational *ocialism demands that the needs of 'erman $or%ers no longer be

supplied bySo)iet sla)es* Chinese coolies, andNegroes" ational *ocialism isdetermined to eliminate the barriers bet$een the cultural le&el of 'erman$or%ers and 'erman farmers" Therefore,im'ort restrictions must be


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im'lemented$hen the result $ill be $or% for the 'erman $or%er or the'erman farmer" ational *ocialism opposesthe liberal -orld econom(* as-ell as the Marist -orld econom(. Instead, it demands that each people0scomrade be protected from foreign competition"

=" ?efore the $ar, 'ermany $as one of the great po$ers" Today, it is a second

class country" #tsra- materialscome primarily from abroad, the transportationroutes to $hich can be instantly se&ered, for 'ermany is not in a position tomaintain and protect the routes to these sources of ra$ materials" Therefore, aguideline of ational *ocialist policy is to co&er the 'erman people0s needsb(its o-n 'roduction as #ar as 'ossible*securing the amount in e-cess ofdomestic production from friendly uropean states,'articularl(if they are$iling to acceptindustrial 'roducts #rom German( as 'a(ment.


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The bourgeois7liberal and Mar-ist go&ernments of the post7$ar period ha&e burdenedthe 'erman people $ith foreign debts that are currently about++ billion marks"These pri&ate debts $ere loaded on to the 'erman people to co&er a part (1:"3 billion)of the outrageous reparations payments, in part also (6"3 billion) to pay forim'ortsofcolonial goods and delicacies, not life necessities for the 'erman people, and also to

pay for foodstuffs that could ha&e been produced domestically"

That is the inheritance that the bourgeois7liberal and Mar-ist go&ernments ha&e left tous 22 billion in foreign debt"

These debts

1" ha&e to be repaid $ith interest" #n 1931, the 'erman people had to send%.6billion marksin interest payments abroad"

2" re@uire not insignificant borro$ing abroad" This forces the 'erman economy to

sell atdum'ing and star)ation 'rices"

#t is entirely clear that the measures mentioned are not sufficient to meet the annualpayments" >e $ill $or% out areduction in interest$ith our foreign creditors,ma%ing it e@ui&alent to the rate of interest they charge borro$ers in their o$ncountries"

In the case o# short term #oreign loans, currently about B billion, $e $ill $or% outalong term agreement$ith our foreign creditors to free us of the ris% of beingrobbed of the foreign currency $e need for ra$ materials, foodstuffs, and interest

payments by sudden e&ents"

>e also need a foreign currency policy" #f $e ha&e a surplus of foreign currency, $edo not need a policy" Today, ho$e&er, $e ha&e ashortage o# #oreign currenc(thatforced the ?rning go&ernment to de&elop a policy against its $ill, e&en thoughall the other *ystem parties pre&iously argued that a foreign currency policy $as

ational *ocialist nonsense"

Today $e ha&e such a shortage of foreign currency that on 3: pril 1932 $e hadlessthan %@?in reser&es of gold and foreign currency toback the marks in circulation"

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ational *ocialism $ill fulfill its duty to the 'erman people, and abo&e all to theyounger generation, by using thelimited #oreign currenc(that $e annuallyha&eeclusi)el(for importing thera- materialsthat industry needs, and temporarilyfor purchasing theadditional #oodstu##sthat $e absolutely need, and cannot be

produced domestically"

4urthermore, additional $ithdra$als from the 'erman economy by foreign capitalmust berestrictedas long as the 'erman people0s economy suffers such catastrophic

blood7letting"

#n the future, foreign currency may be used only in $ays that benefit the $hole'erman people" o one may be paid abroad any longer" #t is intolerable that people0scomrades $ho are paid by the state use these means in $ays harmful to the 'ermaneconomy"

nder a ational *ocialist state, the flo$ of money and capital abroad $ill onlyhappen if appro&ed by the stateGerman 5oreign Bank A5oreign Currenc( /##ice"The 'erman 4oreign ?an% $ill coordinate all foreign currency and other &aluables$ithin the 'erman ban%ing system" ational *ocialism $ill insure that the bleedingdr(of the 'erman economy $illcease" These measures $ill contribute to ending thee-isting system of star&ation"

#magine a largedam" Just as theoutletsensure that $ater flo$s out at an appropriatele&el, so also $ill the head of the 4oreign e already ha&e this %ind of foreign currency policy"


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;es'onse:


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1" The Reich ?an%0sgold and #oreign currenc( reser)esare constantlydeclining" s of 3: pril 1932,-ehad reser&es to co&erless than %@?of the

ban%notes in circulation (the short term foreign credits, according to the head ofthe *tatistical /ffice are also not sufficient to co&er them)"

2" This $ould ma%e 'erman industry competiti&e on the $orld mar%et"

The economic effects of departing from the gold standard are most clearly sho$nbyEngland2s de'arture #rom the gold standard"

ccording to r" =, 5art of the semi7officialVierteljahrshefte frKonjunkturforschung:

+>hile the contraction process continued in other countries, the process came to ahaltin the fourth @uarter G after a slo$ing do$n had already occurred" Production,imports of ra$ materials, and e-portsincreased" This is theresult o# #reeing the

'ound #rom the gold standard, and the resulting change in the &alue of the pound"

'i&ing up the gold standard, therefore, had the best conse3uences imaginablefor thenglish economy"1ithin the #rame-ork o# its emergenc( 'rogram* there#ore*National Socialism demands the introduction o# an e3ualiDation #ee A#oreign

currenc( tafor those countries that ha&e gi&en up the gold standard, or elsereduced the e-change rate of their currency during the post7$ar period in comparisonto its &alue before the $ar" The e@uali!ation fee $ill be'aid b( those -ho im'ortgoods and -ill be credited to those -ho e'ort goods.

/b$ection:'i&ing up the gold standard means inflation, according to the bourgeois7Mar-ist press"

;es'onse:ngland ga&e up the gold standard on 21 *eptember 1931" The pound0srate of e-change fell by B:H, but thedomestic 'urchasing 'o-erof the poundremainedunchanged" ccording to r" =, 5art , page 16 of the semi7officialVierteljahrshefte fr KonjunkturforschungA)olume #or %,%,+

+There $ere only slight increases in prices" p to o&ember, $holesale pricesincreased by about CH, thendeclinedas a result of de&elopments on the $orld mar%et"

Thus,a#ter a tem'orar( increase, prices fell again" The increase in $holesale prices$as largely due to ad;ustments resulting from prices determined abroad to there&aluation of the pound"


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%. Bank su'er)ision

The problems $ith today0s pri&ate ban%ing system are clear" ?an% presidents recei&ehundreds of thousands in'a(for their supposed &astly important $or%Keachmemberof the board of directors, $hich usually meet only once a year, oftenrecei)estens of

thousands" The responsibility of ban% presidents and boards of directors is sho$n bythe fact that the state had to pay 1 1I2 billion mar%s for their#oolish s'eculations andbad in)estments" ?an% presidentsdo -hat the( -ant, and thestate 'a(sthe bills"

>e therefore demand that the ban%ing system and themone( and ca'ital s(stemsbenationali!ed, ;ust as therailroad and 'ostal s(stems$ere fifty years ago, $hen under?ismarc%0s leadership the transportation of persons, goods, and communications $ereta%en under state control"

s a result of the state support since July 1931, through $hich the Reich co&ered 1

1I2 billion mar%s of foolish speculation on the part of the big ban%s $ith ta-money,more than hal# o# the German credit bank s(stem is alread( in the handso# the ;eich"

s preparation for the nationali!ation of the ban%ing system, $e demand the right ofthe stateto su'er)ise and inter)ene, and a re@uirement that ban%sre'ort to thestate"

Thesu'er)isor( ca'acit(must gi&e the state the possibility of fully understandinge&erything that happens in the ban%ing system, and the right to inter)enemust ma%e

it possible to introduce measures in the ban%ing system that are in the interest of theeconomy" There'orting re3uirement$ill insure a monthly statement on all positionsand important changes"

/nly these measures $ill ma%e it'ossibleto stop#oolish in)estments" /nly they $illma%e it possible toreduce interest ratesto the necessary degree and brea% the sla&eryof interest" nd only these measures can create the foundation for#inancing the $obcreation 'rogram"

4urthermore, the head of the ?an% /ffice $ill ha&e the authority to ma%e the

organi!ational changes he thin%s necessary to prepare for and implement thenationali!ation of the ban%ing system"

+. The mone( trans#er s(stem

'ermany is behind in the cashless transfer of money" #nEnglandchec%s ha&e become$idely accepted" #n"merica*children learn ho$ to fill out a chec% in school" >e


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demand a significant e-pansion of the money transfer system, in particular of theReich ?an% and the 5ost /ffice ban%s, as $ell as the systems ofthe other creditbanks" >e further demand legal protection for cashless money transfers, as alreadye-ists in other countries, so that he $ho $rites a chec% or transfers money at postoffice ban%s or Reich ?an% branches-ithout ha)ing the necessar( #unds in hisaccount$ill be se&erely punished" 5ostdating chec%s or transfer orders $ill also be

punishable"

Postal checks$ill ha&e acon)enient siDe"

n e-pansion of the money transfer system $ill help eliminate theshortage o#currenc(in circulation, and alsoconcentratethe money $ithin the economy, as hashappened in ngland, and $hich has contributed to the leading role o# the ondon#inancial market" This $ill also increase the credit basis for ;ob creation" Thee-pansion of the money transfer system $ill also ma%e the o&erall financial situation

clearer anddecreasethe cost of money transfers"

,. ;educing interest rates

The charging of interest has lost its purpose $hen it de&ours, or e&en e-ceeds, theprofits of production" #n the latter case, the producti&e capacity itself, and thereforethe ;obs, are destroyed" ages, salaries, and pri&ate income are part of national income" The degree to $hichit is a part consists on the one hand on the amount of the $ages, salaries, and pri&ate


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incomes, on the other hand on the price of goods" #f the price of a good is raised abo&ethe appropriate amount (cost of production plus a reasonable profit) because of acartel or the presence of a monopoly of some sort, the purchaser must pay anun;ustifiably larger part of his share of the national income" This is al$ays sociallyun;ust and economically dangerous"

*tate price controls, therefore, must insure that large de&iations from appropriateprices are pre&ented (fertili!er prices, salt prices, radio tubes, etc")"

/b$ection:This is a harmful inter&ention by the state"

;es'onse:#f prices are reasonable, state inter&ention isunnecessar(" nd thefreedom of creati&e economic acti&ity must not be confused $ith the freedom toruthlessly e-ploit others"

+. ")oiding ecessi)e e'enditures

To pro&ide the funds for ;ob creation, the state must e-ercise the greatest economy,;ust as in pri&ate industry"

Part( book o##icials, $ho do nothing for the general good, and $ho $aste publicresources, must be eliminated"

"dministration must be sim'li#ied, respecting the $ell7earned rights of theprofessional ci&il ser&ice"

E'enses #or 'restige 'ro$ectsmust be radically reduced" This includes limitationson the use of go&ernment automobiles, etc" s long as cities do not ha&e enough fundsfor $elfare payments, they should not spend a penny for ceremonial acti&ities"

nnecessary e-penses must also be eliminated in'ri)ate industr("Board o#directors honorariamust be eliminated"

,. Increasing the burden on those -ith strong shoulders

o one $ill belie&e that ;obs can be created $ithout sacrifice" ?ut the sacrifices needto create ;obs cannot randomly be added to all the other burdens laid on $or%ingpeople" ll the sacrifices are simply e&idence of the fact that the economy iscollapsing, and getting $orse" *acrifices to create ;obs $ill lead us out from collapseand to freedom" >e $ill be sure that the sacrifices that ha&e to be demanded $ill

benefit $or%ing people (see section 3 The pay deductions from purchasers ofsingle family houses must not enrich capitalists, but rather increase the property of the


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$or%er himself" #n the same $ay, state sub&entions $ill enable $or%ers to gainproperty more easily, or to enable policies that are in the interest of the $holeeconomy or that guarantee our people0s food supply)" Moreo&er, $e $ill be sure thatthe hea&iest sacrifices are not demanded from the poorest and neediest" 4or theduration of the crisis, sacrifices should come from those $ho are best able to bear

them

Those $ithhigh incomes o&er A:: mar%s monthly must be a surta- for ;ob creation"

=igh earnersof o&er 1A,::: mar%s annually $ill pay a correspondingly higher ta-"

4or ci&il ser&ants, thehighest annual 'a($ill be fi-ed at 12,::: mar%s" (This $illnot be a permanent change in the salary scale, but rather $ill be effecti&e only for theduration of the current crisis") *alaries in pri&ate industry $ill be similar to those ofthe ci&il ser&ice, ta%ing into account the fact that such employees do not ha&e a

pension, and ha&e less ;ob security"

The gro$th of those $itht-o incomesmust be completely prohibited"

0. Eliminating corru'tion


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Reduced purchasing po$er and unbearable interest and ta- rates ha&e led tocatastrophic agricultural indebtedness, $hich today totals about 1A billion, andde&ours the a&ailable operating capital" 4armers today can pay neither ta-es, interest,nor debts, nor are they able to till their fields and bring in the har&est due to a lac% ofoperating capital"

The result 4urther impo&erishment of framers, reduced purchasing po$er, increasedunemployment, and a lessening of the 'erman people0s ability to feed itself"

+. 1rong economic 'olicies

Today, $e meet only three @uarters of our food needs by our o$n $or% on our o$nsoil" The missing @uarter of our food needs can be met only in part because of thereduction in our purchasing po$er and our e-ports" The 'erman people is star&ing,star&ing simplify because of the $rong economic policies of the present *ystem"

(#nsufficient protection from foreign products, price pressure on agricultural products,interest and ta- ?olshe&ism, toleration and support for outdated middlemen thatde&eloped during the period of inflation")

,. Correct economic 'olicies

/ur economic policy must ensure that the 'erman people is fed" #t is clear that, $iththe necessary impro&ements, e"g" land melioration (see section


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;es'onse:*tate inter&ention, on the contrary, is necessary to protect the economyfrom the $orst damage by the interests of finance capital" *tate inter&ention has gottena bad reputation only because the Mar-ist parties al$ays inter&ened in the -rong'laces.lthough the state can administer monopolies much better than pri&ateindustry, the Mar-ists ga&e them o&er to finance capital (the a$es and Ooung 5lans

ga&e a$ay the former 'erman Railroad, the match monopoly $as gi&en to the bigcapitalist s$indler Ereuger by the *ocial emocratic Minister of 4inance .ilferding),$hereas countless unnecessary go&ernment concerns $ere maintained that onlycompeted $ith craftsmen and manufacturers, producing goods much more e-pensi&eand of lo$er @uality than those of pri&ate industry"

,. Easier #inancing


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ll cooperati&es that support the independent middle class $ill be protected andencouraged"


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encouraged to do the same, for e-ample by not a$arding public contracts to firms thatrepeatedly prefer foreign materials"

,. Social insurance

ational *ocialism $ill do all it can to maintain the social insurance system, $hichhas been dri&en to collapse by the present *ystem" The only $ay to rescue socialinsurance is by creating ;obs"

0. Care o# the elderl(

>e $ill ma%e immediate preparations to carry out point 1A of the party platform +>edemand a generous e-pansion of support for the aged"

5aying of ne$ pensions, of course, can happen only after the ne$ly insured ha&e

made contributions o&er a number of years" Maintenance of benefits for those in;uredby $ar and for miners is to be guaranteed"

4. Pro#it sharing

#nterest reductions (section ' 3), price controls (section . 1), state super&ision ofcorporations (section E 2), the la$ on employment (section M 1), the ta- measures(section . 3), and the cost7sa&ing measures (section . 2) $ill assure that all re&enuesfirst go to strengthening the 'erman economy and creating ;obs" s soon as the'erman economy has been re&i&ed by ;ob creation and begins to produce significant

profits, it $ill be time to de&elop a comprehensi&e system of profit sharing"

6. abor ser)ice

The labor ser&ice is not compulsory labor for the unemployed, but rather a $ay toin&ol&e all young 'erman men of a certain age range in $or% that is important for the$hole 'erman economy, and that cannot be accomplished through normal means(those in the labor ser&ice, therefore, $ill not compete $ith $or%ers in normal ;obs)"There $ill be no e-emptions for students and the $ealthy, but rather each $ill ta%e asho&el in hand to ser&e the nation though his labor" Respect and honor for manual

laborers $ill thereby increase, ;ust as respect for the military is increased by theintroduction of uni&ersal military ser&ice"

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