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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 8, Issue 10 (February 1, 1934)

The Fie in Finance

The Fie in Finance.

But even Finance has its merry moments when its L. S. Deceit is hamstrung by Humour. Finance might be described as a mythematical means of putting two and two together and making them six. There are two varieties of finance—high finance and low finance. High finance is a method of removing everything from the masses except their confidence. The process is so complex that the victims are never quite sure whether they are getting the count or only taking it. Their account is called a Suspense Account because suspense is what they get most of. High Finance abounds mostly in America, also known gee-o-graphically as U-say, Sez-U and You're-tellin'-me. There the science is so scienterrific that it is possible to reach the highest notes without going to Sing Sing. Frenzied Finance is High Finance doing a tale-spin or duping the “goop.”

Low Finance is a home industry or a domestic science consisting of making both ends meet without end. Low Finance makes the best of everything, while High Finance takes everything of the best. But one thing which both High and Low Finance can share is Summer; for Summer is a “free for all” rather than a fee for “gall.”