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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. 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
f other useful persons, which high pay is given them in recognition of their being the parasites of the possessing classes. But even as to numbers these are not a very large part of the possessors of wealth, and, as to the wealth they hold, it is quite insignificant compared with that held by those who do nothing useful. Of these last, some, as we all agree, do not pretend to do anything 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, 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. TION TO THE PAY OF OTHER USEFUL PERSONS WHICH HIGH PAY IS GIVEN THEM IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR BEING THE PARASITES OF THE POSSESSING CLASSES BUT EVEN AS TO NUMBERS THESE ARE NOT A VERY LARGE PART OF THE POSSESSORS OF WEALTH AND AS TO THE WEALTH THEY HOLD IT IS QUITE INSIGNIFICANT COMPARED WITH THAT HELD BY THOSE WHO DO NOTHING USEFUL OF THESE LAST SUM AS WE ALL AGREE DO NOT PRETEND TO DO ANYTHING 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
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