large/6138/signsofchange_1209_librivox_64kb_mp3/signsofchange_10_morris_64kb_43
large/6138/signsofchange_1209_librivox_64kb_mp3/signsofchange_10_morris_64kb
English
6138
Besides the tribute or profit of the direct employer, which is in all cases as much as he can get amidst his competition or war with other employers, the worker has also to pay taxes in various forms, and the greater part of the wealth so extorted is at the best merely wasted: and remember, whoever _seems_ to pay the taxes, labour in the long run is the only real taxpayer. Then he has to pay house rent, and very much heavier rent in proportion to his earnings than well to do people have. BESIDES THE TRIBUTE OR PROFIT OF THE DIRECT EMPLOYER WHICH IS IN ALL CASES AS MUCH AS HE CAN GET AMIDST HIS COMPETITION OR WAR WITH OTHER EMPLOYERS THE WORKER HAS ALSO TO PAY TAXES IN VARIOUS FORMS AND THE GREATER PART OF THE WEALTH SO EXTORTED IS AT THE BEST MERELY WASTED AND REMEMBER WHOEVER SEEMS TO PAY THE TAXES LABOR IN THE LONG RUN IS THE ONLY REAL TAX PAYER THEN HE HAS TO PAY HOUSE RENT AND VERY MUCH HEAVIER RENT IN PROPORTION TO HIS EARNINGS THAN WELL TO DO PEOPLE HAVE
lly comes the much greater group of those who are engaged in gambling or fighting for their individual shares of the tribute which their class compels the working-class to yield to it: these are the group that one calls broadly business men, the conductors of our commerce, if you please to call them so. To extract a good proportion of this tribute, and to keep as much as possible of it when extracted for oneself, is the main business of life for these men, that is, for most well-to-do and rich people; it is called, quite inaccurately, “money-making;” and those who are most successful in this occupation are, in spite of all hypocritical pretences to the contrary, the persons most respected by the public. A word or two as to the tribute extracted from the workers as aforesaid. It is no trifle, but amounts to at least two-thirds of all that the worker produces; but you must understand that it is not all taken directly from the workman by his immediate employer, but by the employing class. VERNMENT OFFICIALS FINALLY COMES THE MUCH GREATER GROUP OF THOSE WHO ARE ENGAGED IN GAMBLING OR FIGHTING FOR THEIR INDIVIDUAL SHARES OF THE TRIBUTE WHICH THEIR CLASS COMPELS THE WORKING CLASS TO YIELD TO IT THESE ARE THE GROUP THAT ONE CALLS BROADLY BUSINESS MEN THE CONDUCTORS OF OUR COMMERCE IF YOU PLEASE TO CALL THEM SO TO EXTRACT A GOOD PROPORTION OF THIS TRIBUTE AND TO KEEP AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE OF IT WHEN EXTRACTED FOR ONESELF IS THE MAIN BUSINESS OF LIFE FOR THESE MEN THAT IS THE MOST WELL TO DO AND RICH PEOPLE IT IS CALLED QUITE INACCURATELY MONEY MAKING AND THOSE WHO ARE MOST SUCCESSFUL IN THIS OCCUPATION ARE IN SPITE OF ALL HYPOCRITICAL PRETENCES TO THE CONTRARY THE PERSONS MOST RESPECTED BY THE PUBLIC A WORD OR TWO AS TO THE TRIBUTE EXTRACTED FROM THE WORKERS AS AFORESAID IT IS NO TRIFLE BUT AMOUNTS TO AT LEAST TWO THIRDS OF ALL THAT THE WORKER PRODUCES BUT HE MUST UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS NOT ALL TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THE WORKMAN BY HIS IMMEDIATE EMPLOYER BUT BY THE EMPLOYING CLASS
large/6138/signsofchange_1209_librivox_64kb_mp3/signsofchange_10_morris_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/6138/signsofchange_1209_librivox_64kb_mp3/signsofchange_10_morris_64kb.flac