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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. 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
selves, and probably these are the least harmful of the useless classes. Then there are others who follow occupations which would have no place in a reasonable condition of society, as, e.g., lawyers, judges, jailers, and soldiers of the higher grades, and most Government 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, 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. NG EXCEPT AMUSE THEMSELVES AND PROBABLY THESE ARE THE LEAST HARMFUL OF THE USELESS CLASSES THEN THERE ARE OTHERS WHO FOLLOW OCCUPATIONS WHICH WOULD HAVE NO PLACE IN A REASONABLE CONDITION OF SOCIETY AS FOR EXAMPLE LAWYERS JUDGES JAILERS AND SOLDIERS OF THE HIGHER GRADES AND MOST GOVERNMENT 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
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