. The up-to-date primer : a first book of lessons for little political economists ; in words of one syllable with pictures. LESSON LVIII. Kick And Howl Stop Their Game LawsMadeRiglit See how the Rich Men Kick and Howlnow. Why do they Kick? Do you not seethat a Stop has been put to the Flow of Goldin to their Hats ? How has this been Done ? Bythe new Plan we call the One-Tax. The LandRent which they have Kept up to this Time?now has to be Paid in to the Till of the Stateas a Tax. And as for Pipe Two, as shown inlast Cut, that is now Held by the State, as itTaps Lines of Trade in which there is
. The up-to-date primer : a first book of lessons for little political economists ; in words of one syllable with pictures. LESSON LVIII. Kick And Howl Stop Their Game LawsMadeRiglit See how the Rich Men Kick and Howlnow. Why do they Kick? Do you not seethat a Stop has been put to the Flow of Goldin to their Hats ? How has this been Done ? Bythe new Plan we call the One-Tax. The LandRent which they have Kept up to this Time?now has to be Paid in to the Till of the Stateas a Tax. And as for Pipe Two, as shown inlast Cut, that is now Held by the State, as itTaps Lines of Trade in which there is not aFree Field for All. It is Right that such Linesof Trade should be in the Hands of the State,and that is a part of the One-Tax plan, as Ihave told you. AVhat will the Rich Men doNow? Well, if they want More AVedth, theywill have to Work for it. But in days toCome, with the One-Tax plan in Vogue, Wewill have no more Men who o-et Rich in theWay they got tbeii* LESSON LTX. Would Coal Make Soon Kings Fuel Stop Scheme Cheap Do you See these two Men ? One is Poorand out of Work, tbougli when he does Workhe gets but a few Cents per day. He digs Coalin a Mine. The Fat Man and a few of hisChums own the Mine. And Month by Monththey meet and Lay down the Law as to HowMuch Coal shall be Dug, and what the Priceshall be. Thus are they like Kings in a Landwhich we call Free. How will the One-Taxplan set this Right? Well, you see, the CoalLand they hold now bears but a Light Tax asWild Land. By the One-Tax plan it will haveto bear a Tax at its full Worth as Coal Land,and can not be Held out of Use as it now Coal Kings must then Keep their Minesat Work All the Time, so as to make themPay More than the Tax, or let them go, and soSet the Land Free that those who Wish mayDig Coal. 63
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