Exodus from Poverty; Or the Other Economics (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 Excerpt: ...and as such would justify all the seeming special aid given it. The members of such an experiment station as is being suggested do not trade with outsiders nor among themselves. They neither buy nor sell. There is no "graft," for the right man in the right place is desired by all; and having donated his labor he is not the subject of envy. They are building homes, --palaces if they can, --for every one of their families, while industrious families outside of the Station employees, are living in cellars, garrets and hovels. They are making automobiles until every family within the organization has one or access to one. The industrious poor of the outside might come to them and beg for work "but they must refuse to employ them, for otherwise it would retard the demonstration. Their circle of industries has not yet proven its powers and is not prepared to enlarge. The great change would come later. Should they receive a new member they must build and provide for him. When they have raised the minimum standard of living for their members as high as possible with labor saving machines and methods, they will be an object-lesson to the world showing what the nations could do by adjusting themselves to that system of business by the practical method of aborption. The employees in this public enterprise are preparing a revolution without bloodshed and should be segregated and defended while doing so even if it required the combined forces of army and navy to protect this form of public benefaction. When declared a success, the national adjustment to The Other Economics would give real and valuable employment to public servants and experts. The Other Economics is not an impracitcal dream unless we say that Jesus was a mere dreamer; for He who was a mecha...