Letters, Nov. 8, 1971

Nixon's Phase II

Sir: President Nixon stated that Phase II of his new economic policy would have "teeth" in it. After seeing a broad outline of Phase II, I think that they must be false teeth. Labor, business and public representatives will rule on wage increases, and labor will still have the right to strike. I would like to make a bet that labor will still be getting hefty pay increases and that this will force prices up. HAROLD B. JOFFE Baltimore

Sir: It appears that we have now crossed that ominous threshold and are...

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