What is Atticus's views on the economy of Maycomb County in To Kill a Mockingbird? Please one or two page numbers.

Atticus really doesn't discuss the economy with his
children much in the story (as was the case with most parents of the time). But Maycomb
was hit particularly hard by the Great Depression because, according to
Atticus,

...
professional people were poor because the farmers were poor. As Maycomb county was farm
country, nickels and dimes were hard to come by for doctors and dentists and
lawyers.

Atticus often
accepted trade for his services, as in the case of Walter Cunningham. Cunningham had no
money since his farm land "was mortgaged to the hilt." Dr. Reynolds often accepted "a
bushel of potatoes for the delivery of a baby."

Atticus
seemed to supply his children with the necessities of life, but there is little evidence
that they were spoiled with excessive gifts like the ones Dill received from his
parents. However, they never complained about the things they didn't have, either. The
family never ate at restaurants (assuming Maycomb had any) and there was no movie
theatre or other entertainment distractions on which to spend money in the sleepy little
town. Most of the Finch's neighbors seem to live fairly comfortably, but few of them
work, so we can only assume that their homes are paid for. The children received gifts
at Christmas and on birthdays, but little else is said about Atticus' own expenditures;
he is able to afford Calpurnia, who probably receives a fair wage. When Tom Robinson's
supporters shower Atticus with gifts of food following the trial, he tearfully told
Calpurnia that they must desist.

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... tell them they must never do this again.
Times are too hard...