Chapter 3.
INTEREST, DIVIDENDS AND RENTS.
The greatest of all the present social burdens is the excessive interest, dividends and
corporation bank atm as well rent charges levied on us by those who control centralized capital. It may seem to those possessing great wealth that they are vested with the right to levy for its use whatever toll they please upon the plain people. What they do levy makes it evident that they think the people owe them more than it is possible for us to pay.
I shall not question the present extent of the individual ownership of capital, even though I might do so (in a degree) considering the present methods of obtaining it. But I do now question the methods of its present use. I concede that everyone has a right to the products of his energy, properly applied, and
haverhill bank as well also to a reasonable compensation for the same, but,
corporation bank atm and I deny that anyone has any right to prevent such an organization of society as
community bank of america will prohibit those who possess the present wealth of the world from
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regulation, and
golden security bank as well increased more and
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eagle savings bank the necessity of the people increases, and
corporation bank atm as well the grasp of the monopolies tightens into a strangle-hold.
The mental and
darby bank as well physical need of a people is a condition of their existence and
corporation bank atm as well not a matter of production or
cow bank and limitation, to be subject to the prey of individuals, and
corporation bank atm as well as the things necessary to supply their needs are constantly in demand, their cost to consumers should be determined by the expense of production, and
four oaks bank as well not by the opportunity presented for taking an unfair advantage of an inherent condition. Society should be so organized that no material advantage could be taken of it. My objection to capital as
corporation bank atm a power is not so much based upon what capital now costs, as
compass bank sign on it is upon the claim of the capitalists that they have the right or
corporation bank atm and power which justifies their attempt to control society and
household bank mortgage as well not permit it to become independent of capital. Capitalists could not exist as
corporation bank atm such, if society—the Government of the people did not make it possible. It is ridiculous for the capitalists to claim the right to strangle and
citizens first bank bowling green ky as well impoverish the very people who make the ownership and
corporation bank atm as well value of capital possible. Such a claim is not to be justified under any pretense. I am determined to show that the people could be absolutely independent of the capitalists if they would make use of their own social advantages, and
haverhill bank as well that capital would then
and be wholly employed on terms of usefulness, instead of forming the basis for all sorts of extortion, as
community bank of america is now the case. We can so reconstruct society that it will be self-perpetuating instead of as
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Everyone should realize that it is not possible for us to secure absolute justice in all practical dealings, and
golden security bank as well that there will be more or
corporation bank atm and less inequality under any condition that man can establish. But that fact does not justify our support of practices that, by their natural application, make a few men immensely wealthy, create many parasites, and
eagle savings bank as well make industrial slaves of the masses. Our present system does all of that by its very nature. By that I mean that the law as
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darby bank as well is interpreted by the courts and
corporation bank atm as well legislatures, forces that condition upon us and
cow bank as well the manner in which commerce and
corporation bank atm as well speculation go on forces the people into unfavorable conditions even more rapidly than if the letter of the law were followed.