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Or again, if his capital consists of cash, he goes into the labour market and buys the labour power of men, women and children, and uses it for the production of wares which shall bring him in a profit, buying it of course at the lowest price that he can, availing himself of their necessities to keep their livelihood down to the lowest point which they will bear: which indeed he _must_ do, or he himself will be overcome in the war with his fellow capitalists. OR AGAIN IF HIS CAPITAL CONSISTS OF CASH HE GOES INTO THE LABOUR MARKET AND BUYS THE LABOUR POWER OF MEN WOMEN AND CHILDREN AND USES IT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF WARES WHICH SHALL BRING HIM IN A PROFIT BUYING IT OF COURSE AT THE LOWEST PRICE THAT HE CAN AVAILING HIMSELF OF THEIR NECESSITIES TO KEEP THEIR LIVELIHOOD DOWN TO THE LOWEST POINT WHICH THEY WILL BEAR WHICH INDEED HE MUST DO OR HE HIMSELF WILL BE OVERCOME IN THE WAR WITH HIS FELLOW CAPITALISTS
e capital of the rich man consists of land, he is able to force a tenant to improve his land for him and pay him tribute in the form of rack-rent; and at the end of the transaction has his land again, generally improved, so that he can begin again and go on for ever, he and his heirs, doing nothing, a mere burden on the community for ever, while others are working for him. If he has houses on his land he has rent for them also, often receiving the value of the building many times over, and in the end house and land once more. Not seldom a piece of barren ground or swamp, worth nothing in itself, becomes a source of huge fortune to him from the development of a town or a district, and he pockets the results of the labour of thousands upon thousands of men, and calls it his property: or the earth beneath the surface is found to be rich in coal or minerals, and again he must be paid vast sums for allowing others to labour them into marketable wares, to which labour he contributes nothing. UR OF HIS SERF IF THE CAPITAL OF THE RICH MAN CONSISTS OF LAND HE IS ABLE TO FORCE A TENANT TO IMPROVE HIS LAND FOR HIM AND PAY HIM TRIBUTE IN THE FORM OF RACK REND AND AT THE END OF THE TRANSACTION HAS HIS LAND AGAIN GENERALLY IMPROVED SO THAT HE CAN BEGIN AGAIN AND GO ON FOR EVER HE AND HIS HEIRS DOING NOTHING A MERE BURDEN ON THE COMMUNITY FOR EVER WHILE OTHERS ARE WORKING FOR HIM IF HE HAS HOUSES ON HIS LAND HE HAS RENT FOR THEM ALSO OFTEN RECEIVING THE VALUE OF THE BUILDING MANY TIMES OVER AND IN THE END HOUSE AND LAND ONCE MORE NOT SELDOM A PIECE OF BARREN GROUND OR SWAMP WORTH NOTHING IN ITSELF BECOMES A SOURCE OF HUGE FORTUNE TO HIM FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TOWN OR A DISTRICT AND HE POCKETS THE RESULTS OF THE LABOUR OF THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF MEN AND CALLS IT HIS PROPERTY OR THE EARTH BENEATH THE SURFACE IS FOUND TO BE RICH IN COAL OR MINERALS AND AGAIN HE MUST BE PAID VAST SUMS FOR ALLOWING OTHERS TO LABOUR THEM INTO MARKETABLE WARES TO WHICH LABOUR HE CONTRIBUTES NOTHING
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