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" ... Let me guess: the co-op had price controls too, didn’t it? (I assume that is the meaning of Krugman’s “equivalent to one hour of baby-sitting time” comment.) As a result, even though many couples wanted to babysit while few wanted their babies sat, enterprising babysitters weren’t allowed to offer discounts? Which probably had a far larger negative effect than the “scrip” supply? Shockingly, arbitrary regulation is revealed here to cause recessions! ... "
" ... One woman recalled her childhood experience using scrip, the company-issued coinage that substituted for money. “I don’t remember the company officials as kind or caring,” she said. “Mom used to send me down to the office for $2 in scrip to buy groceries and when I would ask for it someone in the background would say, Did he work yesterday? If the answer was No, they said, Give her a dollar.” Clashes, sometimes fatal, between company thugs and union organizers were commonplace. ... "
" ... The improved cash flow is a result of multi-billion-dollar cost-cutting initiatives, higher focus on the downstream and petrochemicals segments, and the introduction of scrip dividends, which has helped to reduce cash payouts. ... "