| Title | The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |
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| Page | 762 |
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their time, we must reduce the size of this division by one fourth - so. The grey part represents the unemployed.' `But some of those in number three are often unemployed as well,' said Harlow. Yes: but as THEY produce nothing even when they are at work we need not trouble to classify them unemployed, because our present purpose is only to discover the reason why there is not enough produced for everyone to enjoy abundance; and this - the Present System of conducting our affairs - is the reason of the shortage - the cause of poverty. When you reflect that all the other people are devouring the things produced by those in number four - can you wonder that there is not plenty for all?' `"Devouring" is a good word,' said Philpot, and the others laughed. |
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