(Continued from Pag said, "the only way to level, is to level down."
Now, the explanation of this social phenomenon lies in the error of Karl Marx and of all Socialists and Communists. They have always insisted upon the division and antagonism of classes because they were cer tain that wealth would become concentrated in a few hands.
Machinery, however, has served to create so much wealth, and the progress of means of commanicationg. has, brought this wealth to afl parts of the world, that wealth has become widely diffused. In countries like France and the United States, everyone, almost, is a capitalist, for everyone owns bonds and shares, in something. And, in effect, the owner of a single share or bond is a full-fledged capitalist, for he has invested a surplus above his needs in industry or commerce. The richest man in the world, does little more than that. And once a man has made such an inves ment, he ceases to be a proletarian, aboriginal, or otherwise, no matter how hard he works.
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