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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.
The lecturer now drew a small square upon the wall below the other drawing. This square he filled in solid black.
1 2 3 4 +------------+-------------+-------------+------------+------------+ | Tramps | Exploiters | All those | All those | | | Beggars | of Labour | engaged in | engaged in | | | Society | Thieves | unnecessary | necessary | U | | People | Swindlers | work | work - the | N | | Aristoc- | Pickpockets | | production | E | | racy | Burglars | | of the | M | | Great | Bishops | | benefits | P | | Landowners | Financiers | | of | L | | All those | Capitalists | | civiliz- | O | | possessed | Share- | | ation | Y | | of | holders | | | E | | hereditary | Ministers | | | D | | wealth | of religion | | | | +------------+-------------+-------------+------------+------------+
############## ############## ############## This represents the total ############## of the things produced by ############## the people in division 4. ##############
`This represents the total amount of the benefits of civilization and necessaries of life produced by the people in number four. We now proceed to "Share Out" the things in the same way as they are actually divided amongst the different classes of the population under the present imbecile system.
`As the people in divisions one and two are universally considered to be the most worthy and deserving we give them - two-thirds of the whole.
`The remainder we give to be "Shared Out" amongst the people represented by divisions three and four.
1 2 3 4 +------------+-------------+-------------+------------+------------+ | Tramps | Exploiters | All those | All those | | | Beggars | of Labour | engaged in | engaged in | | | Society | Thieves | unnecessary | necessary | U | | People | Swindlers | work | work - the | N | | Aristoc- | Pickpockets | | production | E | | racy | Burglars | | of the | M | | Great | Bishops | | benefits | P | | Landowners | Financiers | | of | L | | All those | Capitalists | | civiliz- | O | | possessed | Share- | | ation | Y | | of | holders | | | E | | hereditary | Ministers | | | D | | wealth | of religion | | | | +------------+-------------+-------------+------------+------------+ \___________ ____________/ \___________ ___________/ \/ \/ ######### ##### ######### #####
`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.
The lecturer now drew a small square upon the wall below the other drawing. This square he filled in solid black.
1 2 3 4 +------------+-------------+-------------+------------+------------+ | Tramps | Exploiters | All those | All those | | | Beggars | of Labour | engaged in | engaged in | | | Society | Thieves | unnecessary | necessary | U | | People | Swindlers | work | work - the | N | | Aristoc- | Pickpockets | | production | E | | racy | Burglars | | of the | M | | Great | Bishops | | benefits | P | | Landowners | Financiers | | of | L | | All those | Capitalists | | civiliz- | O | | possessed | Share- | | ation | Y | | of | holders | | | E | | hereditary | Ministers | | | D | | wealth | of religion | | | | +------------+-------------+-------------+------------+------------+
############## ############## ############## This represents the total ############## of the things produced by ############## the people in division 4. ##############
`This represents the total amount of the benefits of civilization and necessaries of life produced by the people in number four. We now proceed to "Share Out" the things in the same way as they are actually divided amongst the different classes of the population under the present imbecile system.
`As the people in divisions one and two are universally considered to be the most worthy and deserving we give them - two-thirds of the whole.
`The remainder we give to be "Shared Out" amongst the people represented by divisions three and four.
1 2 3 4 +------------+-------------+-------------+------------+------------+ | Tramps | Exploiters | All those | All those | | | Beggars | of Labour | engaged in | engaged in | | | Society | Thieves | unnecessary | necessary | U | | People | Swindlers | work | work - the | N | | Aristoc- | Pickpockets | | production | E | | racy | Burglars | | of the | M | | Great | Bishops | | benefits | P | | Landowners | Financiers | | of | L | | All those | Capitalists | | civiliz- | O | | possessed | Share- | | ation | Y | | of | holders | | | E | | hereditary | Ministers | | | D | | wealth | of religion | | | | +------------+-------------+-------------+------------+------------+ \___________ ____________/ \___________ ___________/ \/ \/ ######### ##### ######### #####