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Job Too Big for One Man 



Some say the conflict among czars has a logical solution 

 one-man control. That is not the practical answer, how- 

 ever, because the job is so big that no one individual has suf- 

 ficient knowledge to make all the necessary wise decisions. 

 Furthermore, there are not enough hours in the day to do 

 all the essential things. Only a superman would have the 

 physical stamina necessary for such a task. 



One czar is no solution and only time can reduce divided 

 authority. The conflict of authority among the new czars in- 

 creases with the square of their number. 



Public Not Trained for Regimentation 



The problems of a regimented food economy are laid in 

 the lap of the administrator and it is usually assumed that 

 the fault is his. However, the problems are too great to be 

 explained away as a lack of wise leadership or the shortcom- 

 ings of administrators. A more complete explanation would 

 be that the entire nation lacks experience with a regimented 

 economy. 



The producers, distributors, and consumers have had no 

 experience with and do not know how to operate under pri- 

 orities, rationing, ceiling prices, subsidies, and the like. They 

 have always followed the dictates of relative prices. When 

 this age-old guide is suddenly taken away, people are thrown 

 into confusion. Price, the equalizer between production and 

 consumption, is tossed away much as a mariner's compass 

 might be dropped into the ocean. 



Maladjustments among production, consumption, and 

 prices make for friction. This friction produces needless pri- 

 vation and breeds discontent. People would rather be told 

 what to do by an abstract force such as price than by an 

 administrator. 



