Who Owns America?: A New Declaration of IndependenceHerbert Agar, Allen Tate ISI Books, 1999 - 450 pages "It was a radical statement in 1936 and remains one at the end of the twentieth century. How should a republic exercise power over its citizens? How may economic goods be justly distributed? What status should the small farm have in the life of a nation? By what means may family life be rendered stable? What is the economic role of women in a free society? These are just some of the issues raised, and answered in unique ways, in this book. |
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Page 65
... owners . The effort of finance and industry to make the agrarian distribution a negligible factor continues . Plans to rehabilitate farm owners are thwarted , and the land - the last class of productive property available for the ...
... owners . The effort of finance and industry to make the agrarian distribution a negligible factor continues . Plans to rehabilitate farm owners are thwarted , and the land - the last class of productive property available for the ...
Page 117
... owner . When wealth was in the form of land , it could be used by the owner even if its market - value was negligible . " The physical quality of such wealth makes possible a subjective value to the owner quite apart from any market ...
... owner . When wealth was in the form of land , it could be used by the owner even if its market - value was negligible . " The physical quality of such wealth makes possible a subjective value to the owner quite apart from any market ...
Page 245
... owners waiting to produce . These owners will raise crops for the market as fast as they see any chance to dispose of them at cost , and as a matter of fact always a little faster . In the same way the railroads , or the cotton textile ...
... owners waiting to produce . These owners will raise crops for the market as fast as they see any chance to dispose of them at cost , and as a matter of fact always a little faster . In the same way the railroads , or the cotton textile ...
Contents
A FORGOTTEN AMERICAN CLASSIC | ix |
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY | xli |
David Cushman Coyle | 9 |
Copyright | |
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