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Finally, he has often to pay an extra tax in the shape of a contribution to a benefit society or trades' union, which is really a tax on the precariousness of his employment caused by the gambling of his masters in the market. FINALLY HE HAS OFTEN TO PAY AN EXTRA TAX IN THE SHAPE OF A CONTRIBUTION TO A BENEFIT SOCIETY OR TRADES UNION WHICH IS REALLY A TAX ON THE PRECARIOUSNESS OF HIS EMPLOYMENT CAUSED BY THE GAMBLING OF HIS MASTERS IN THE MARKET
o 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. 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. He has also to pay the commission of the middle-men who distribute the goods which he has made, in a way so wasteful that now all thinking people cry out against it, though they are quite helpless against it in our present society.  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 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 HE HAS ALSO TO PAY THE COMMISSION OF THE MIDDLE MEN WHO DISTRIBUTE THE GOODS WHICH HE HAS MADE IN A WAY SO WASTEFUL THAT NOW ALL THINKING PEOPLE CRY OUT AGAINST IT THOUGH THEY ARE QUITE HELPLESS AGAINST IT IN OUR PRESENT SOCIETY
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