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,IT IS P>TICUL>LY AT ! 9DU/RIAL WORK]S ?AT ! FOLL[+ V]ITIES >E DIRECT$4 ,WE >E AW>E ( ! FACT ?AT !Y W]E NOT FIR/ 5UNCIAT$ BY A REVOLUTION>Y1 & ?AT WE RUN ! RISK1 BY PUBLI%+ !SE WORDS1 ( BE+ MISUND]/OOD & CONDEMN$4 ,BUT EV]Y RESPONSIBLE MAN DOES HIS DUTY1 REG>DLESS ( ! 9COMPREH5SION ) :I* HE MAY BE MET4 ,IT IS BETT] TO BE /ON$ BY ! MOB ?AN TO LIE4 

,= ! IMM5SE MAJORITY1 IF NOT ALL1 ( ! REVOLUTION>Y WORK]S1 ! EXPROPRIATION ( ! EMPLOY]S & ! CAPITALI/S MU/ 5TAIL AN IMM$IATE & MAJOR IMPROVEM5T ( !IR CONDITION4 ,BAS$ ON :AT !Y HAVE BE5 TOLD AB\T ! CRITIQUE ( CAPITALISM1 !Y HAVE D$UC$ ?AT ! [N]S1 ! /OCKHOLD]S & O!R EXPLOIT]S1 DIRECT OR 9DIRECT1 POCKET HALF IF NOT MORE ( ! VALUE ( PRODUCTION4 ,!RE=E--!Y ?9K--IT W\LD BE POSSIBLE1 )\T ANY H>M1 ONCE ! FACTORIES & WORK%OPS HAVE BE5 OCCUPI$1 TO R$UCE ! WORK+ H\RS BY A SIMIL> PROPORTION4 ,ECONOMIC LIFE W\LD /ILL BE ASSUR$ ( CONT9U+4 

,SU* A BELIEF & ! ATTITUDE ?AT D]IVES FROM IT W\LD RAPIDLY LEAD ! REVOLUTION TO BANKRUPTCY4 ,A SUP]FICIAL OR MILITANT CRITIQUE ( CAPITALISM FALSIFIES ! PROBLEMS ?AT WE FACE &1 AS A RESULT1 ALSO FALSIFIES ! NECESS>Y SOLUTIONS4 

,9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 9 ECONOMICS1 IT IS NOT ! DI/RIBUTION ( MONET>Y SYMBOLS1 OR ( F9ANCIAL RES\RCES1 ?AT IS ! MO/ IMPORTANT ASPECT1 BUT ! IMPORTANCE1 9 T]MS ( QUANTITY & QUALITY1 ( ! PRODUCTS1 GOODS & S]VICES PLAC$ AT ! DISPOSAL ( SOCIETY4 ,:E!R ! ECONOMY IS CAPITALI/ OR SOCIALI/1 IF IT CONSUMES EI<TY-FIVE MILLION QU9TALS ( :EAT P] YE>1 IT WILL BE NECESS>Y TO CONT9UE TO SUPPLY ! POPULATION ) EI<TY-FIVE MILLION QU9TALS ( :EAT4.<#a#b.> ,IF N9ETE5 MILLION TONS ( /EEL >E PRODUC$ WE WILL ALSO HAVE TO CONT9UE TO SUPPLY ! SAME AM\NT EA* YE>4 ,IF1 LET US ASSUME1 ?AT EA* YE>1 ONE HUNDR$ MILLION PAIRS ( %OES >E MANUFACTUR$1 OR AN AV]AGE ( ?REE HUNDR$ ?\S& HOMES >E BUILT1 ?IS RATE WILL HAVE TO BE MA9TA9$4 ,TO R$UCE IT TO HALF1 OR A QU>T] OR A ?IRD ( ITS =M] AM\NT W\LD BE TO CONDEMN ! POPULATION TO UN5DURABLE PRIVATIONS4 

,IT IS PAT5TLY OBVI\S4 ,F> FROM RELAX+ !IR EF=TS1 MO/ WORK]S 9 9DU/RY WILL HAVE TO1 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE1 T5D TO 9CREASE !M1 S9CE :]EAS ! PRIVILEG$1 HAV+ BECOME ORD9>Y CITIZ5S1 WILL CONSUME LESS AFT] A REVOLUTION1 A MU* L>G] NUMB] ( PEOPLE WILL CONSUME MORE4 ,AMONG ! MASSES ( BADLY PAID WAGE WORK]S & ! PEASANTS :O LIVE 9 POV]TY 9 ! REGIONS ?AT >E NOT FAVOR$ BY NATURE1 MILLIONS ( PEOPLE1 M51 WOM5 & *ILDR51 WILL LOGICALLY WANT TO RAISE !IR /&>D ( LIV+4 ,!RE=E1 G5]ALLY1 & = QUITE A LONG P]IOD ( TIME1 !RE WILL BE NO QUE/ION ( R$UC+ LABOR TIME1 OR ( PLAC+ LIMITATIONS ON EA* P]SON'S WORK+ TIME1 AFT] ! REVOLUTION4 

,WE ?9K IT IS NECESS>Y TO SUPPORT ?IS CLAIM ) V>I\S PRO(S4 ,! ,ANNUAL ,/ATI/ICAL ,AB/RACT ( ,FRANCE1 9 ITS #aieg $ITION1 PROVIDES A *>T %[+ ! DI/RIBUTION ( ! NATIONAL 9COME4 ,9 ?IS *>T ! MA9 CATEGORIES :I* >E ( SPECIAL 9T]E/ TO US1 W]E ! FOLL[+ 7AS MEASUR$ 9 #aieg FRANCS73 

,WAGE WORK]S #h1#d#f114 

,PR(ITS ( F>M]S & O!R 9DIVIDUAL 5T]PRISES #d1#c#c114 

,PR(ITS FROM CAPITAL 9VE/M5TS #f#g#d114 

,NON-DI/RIBUT$ CORPORATE PR(ITS #i#e#h114 

,LET US SUPPOSE1 :I* IS F> FROM BE+ TRUE1 ?AT ALL ! PR(ITS FROM 9VE/M5TS CAN BE CLASSIFI$ 9 ! NET PR(ITS ( CAPITALI/ CORPORATIONS1 & ?AT ! NON-DI/RIBUT$ PR(ITS >E NOT EMPLOY$ TO IMPROVE ! TE*NICAL SIDE ( ! LABOR PROCESS 7REPLACEM5T ( MA*9]Y1 NEW BUILD+S1 ETC471 WE W\LD HAVE A TOTAL ( ONE BILLION SIX HUNDR$ ?IRTY-TWO BILLION FRANCS ( CAPITALI/ PR(ITS & EI<T BILLION F\R HUNDR$ SIXTY BILLION 9 DIRECT & 9DIRECT WAGES4 ,?US1 CALCULAT$ 9 MONET>Y T]MS1 & RECKON+ ON ! BASIS ( ! TOTAL CAPITALI/ PR(IT1 ! LATT] IS LESS ?AN ONE FIF? ( ! TOTAL 9COME ( ! WAGE WORK]S4 

,IT IS TRUE ?AT TWO MILLION ( ! LATT] >E PAID BY ! /ATE4 ,?IS DOES NOT PREV5T US FROM FALL+ F> %ORT ( ! FIFTY P]C5T POCKET$ BY CAPITAL1 :I* SO MANY WORK]S IMAG9E TO BE ! CASE4 

,9 REALITY1 A RETURN ( FIVE1 SIX OR SEV5 P]C5T ON CAPITAL 9VE/$ IS NORMAL4 ,T5 P]C5T IS V]Y GOOD BUS9ESS4 ,FIFTE5 P]C5T IS EXCEPTIONAL4 ,IF WE CALCULATE1 AS HAS ALL TOO (T5 BE5 DONE1 9 ACCORDANCE ) ! F9ANCIAL DI/RIBUTION1 ?IS MEANS ?AT :]E !RE IS A PR(IT RATE (--LET US SUPPOSE--SEV5 P]C5T1 ONE H\R LESS WORK P] DAY1 :I* \T ( A DAY ( EI<T H\RS W\LD REPRES5T A #a#b4#e P]C5T R$UCTION ( LABOR TIME1 ?IS W\LD ALREADY IMPLY A S]I\S ECONOMIC DEFICIT4 ,IF WE W]E TO ADD A R$UCTION 9 LABOR 9T5SITY ( T5 OR TW5TY P]C5T1 ?IS W\LD SOON LEAD TO CATA/ROPHE4 ,NOT TO SPEAK ( FIFTY P]C5T4444 

,! SUMS OBTA9$ 9 ! =M ( PR(IT BY CAPITALISM >E 5ORM\S1 ABOVE ALL1 BECAUSE !Y >E DI/RIBUT$ AMONG A M9ORITY ( PEOPLE4 ,W]E !SE PR(ITS TO BE DI/RIBUT$ AMONG ! MASSES ( ! WAGE WORK]S1 !Y W\LD BE M9USCULE4 ,! ,R5AULT MANAGEM5T HAS DI/RIBUT$1 = ! YE> #a#i#e#h1 ONE BILLION FRANCS 9 PR(ITS TO ITS WORK]S & EMPLOYES4 ,HAD ?IS SUM BE5 DIVID$ BETWE5 A HUNDR$ MAJOR /OCKHOLD]S1 IT W\LD HAVE AM\NT$ TO T5 MILLION FRANCS = EA* /OCKHOLD]4 ,DI/RIBUT$ AMONG SIXTY ?\S& WORK]S1 ?IS NUMB] IS R$UC$ TO SIXTE5 ?\S& SIX HUNDR$ SIXTY SIX FRANCS = EA* WORK]4.<#a#c.> ,IT IS CLE> ?AT1 9 SU* CONDITIONS1 ALL ?AT IS NE$$ IS A SLI<T DROP 9 PRODUCTION = EV5 A CAPITALI/ 5T]PRISE TO PREVAIL OV] A NON-CAPITALI/ 5T]PRISE4 

,! AU?OR ( !SE L9ES HAS WORK$ AT A PRESS :]E ! MON?LY PR(ITS W]E1 ON AV]AGE--9 ! YE> #a#i#e#e--SEV5TY ?\S& FRANCS P] WAGE WORK]4 ,! [N] ( ! PRESS HAS TWO LUXURY C>S & *ALETS4 ,! G5]AL FEEL+ AMONG ! WORK]S WAS ?AT1 IF HIS PR(ITS W]E TO BE DI/RIBUT$ AMONG ! WORK]S1 !IR SITUATION W\LD BE MU* IMPROV$4 ,I MADE ! FOLL[+ CALCULATION3 LET US ASSUME ?AT ! [N] MAKES ONE MILLION FRANCS P] MON? 9 PR(IT1 ?AT IS1 TWELVE MILLION P] YE>1 & ?AT !SE TWELVE MILLIONS W]E TO BE %>$ \T AMONG ! ?REE HUNDR$ TW5TY WAGE WORK]S ( ! PRESS4 ,?IS W\LD MEAN ?AT EA* WORK] W\LD RECEIVE AN EXTRA ?IRTY-SEV5 ?\S& FRANCS P] YE>4 ,EV5 IF ?IS AM\NT IS D\BL$--& WE W]E TO ASSUME ?AT ! [N] MAKES TWO MILLION FRANCS P] MON?--?IS W\LD NOT MAKE V]Y MU* DIFF]5CE ) REG>D TO ! SITUATION4 ,! CAPITALI/ 0PR(IT01 :I* HAS BECOME ! MON/R\S T>GET ( \R ATTACKS1 IS !RE=E NOT ! MA9 REASON = \R /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM1 :I* 9VOLVES A COMPLETE CONCEPTION ( SOCIAL ORGANIZATION & ITS ME?ODS1 & ?IS GOES F> BEYOND M]ELY RE-DI/RIBUT+ ! CAPITALI/ PR(IT4 

,WE %ALL ADD ONE MORE DEMON/RATION4 ,CURR5TLY1 9 EV]Y CAPITALI/ C\NTRY1 :5 ! GOV]NM5T1 FE>+ A CRISIS ( OV]PRODUCTION1 WANTS TO RET>D OR PREV5T ?IS PH5OM5ON1 IT RAISES ! 9T]E/ RATE ON MONEY4 ,IF ! BANKS LOAN MONEY TO O!R BUS9ESSES AT A ?REE OR F\R P]C5T 9T]E/ RATE1 ALL ! GOV]NM5T HAS TO DO IS IMPOSE A FIVE OR SIX P]C5T 9T]E/ RATE--OR (T51 EV5 L[] RATES--9 ORD] TO CAUSE NUM]\S BUS9ESSES TO /OP BORR[+1 9VE/+ & EXP&+ !IR PRODUCTION4 

,?IS MEANS ?AT A R$UCTION ( PR(ITS ON ! ORD] ( ONE1 TWO1 OR ?REE P]C5T IS NORMALLY SUFFICI5T 9 ,FRANCE1 ,5GL&1 ! ,SC&9AVIAN C\NTRIES1 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 ,G]MANY1 & ,ITALY1 TO HALT 9DU/RIAL EXPANSION4 

,ALL ( !SE FACTS ?US CONFIRM ?AT A M>G9AL DEFICIT ( T5 P]C5T1 OR MORE PRECISELY1 A FALL ( T5 P]C5T 9 PR(ITS1 W\LD 5G5D] A %ORTAGE ( PRODUCTS1 OR ( S]VICES1 TOGE!R ) ! H>MFUL CONSEQU5CES ?AT CAN BE EXPECT$4 ,IT IS !RE=E FALSE1 ! WOR/ FALSEHOOD1 TO MA9TA9 ?AT LABOR TIME1 OR LABOR 9T5SITY CAN BE R$UC$ )\T H>M4 ,:AT IS MORE1 ! NUMB] ( PRODUC]S %\LD BE 9CREAS$1 BY 9TRODUC+ 9TO ! PRODUCTION PROCESS M5 :O HAD PREVI\SLY NOT BE5 PRODUC]S4 ,BUT ANYONE :O IS REALLY ACQUA9T$ ) WORK KN[S ?AT WE CANNOT 5TRU/1 ALL AT ONCE & )\T ANY TRA9+1 MA*9]Y TO PEOPLE :O >E NOT ACCU/OM$ TO US+ IT4 ,FUR!RMORE1 IT IS BY NO MEANS C]TA9--& ?IS IS :Y WE EXAM9E 9T]M$IATE SOLUTIONS--?AT WE CAN1 ONCE & = ALL1 & AT ONE /ROKE1 ELIM9ATE ALL P>ASITES & P>ASITISM4 

,LET US 5GAGE 9 ONE LA/ REFLECTION ?AT WILL ALL[ US1 WE BELIEVE1 TO OBTA9 A BETT] UND]/&+ ( ! IMPORTANCE ( ?IS QUE/ION4 ,?OSE :O HAVE FOLL[$ ! PROGRESS ( ! P>TIAL ATTEMPTS AT EMANCIPATION C>RI$ \T BY 5T]PRIS+ ELEM5TS ( ! PROLET>IAT >E NOT UNAW>E ( ! FACT ?AT NUM]\S COMMUNITIES & NUM]\S PRODUCTION COOP]ATIVES HAVE FAIL$4 ,ALL K9DS ( EXPLANATIONS HAVE BE5 (F]$ TO ACC\NT = ?IS FACT1 & IT IS UND\BT$LY ! CASE ?AT ALL ( !M W]E AT LEA/ P>TIALLY VALID4 ,BUT ! PO9T WE JU/ DISCUSS$ HAS ALWAYS1 OR ALMO/ ALWAYS1 BE5 =GOTT53 ! IMPACT ( ! BELIEF ?AT IT WAS POSSIBLE TO R$UCE ! EXP5DITURE ( LABOR 9 PRODUCTION1 )\T ANY RISK ( 9CURR+ A DEFICIT4 ,SO IT MAY HAVE BE5 POSSIBLE1 ONCE ! PROJECT WAS OP]ATIONAL1 TO R$UCE ! LABOR TIME BY T5 P]C5T4 ,BUT NOT TW5TY1 NOT EV5 FIFTE52 = 9 ?AT CASE1 Y\ W\LD NOT BE ABLE TO COMPETE ) ! CAPITALI/ 5T]PRISES4 

,QUITE (T5 ! ATTITUDE ( ! P>TICIPANTS WAS3 IF IT WAS NECESS>Y TO WORK AS MU* 9 A COOP]ATIVE AS 9 ! BOSS'S WORK%OP1 !Y HAD ! IMPRESSION ?AT !Y WORK$ MORE 9 ! COOP]ATIVE1 PRECISELY DUE TO ! CONTRA/ BETWE5 !IR EXPECTATIONS & REALITY4 

,ANY S]I\S PREP>ATION = RUNN+ ! ECONOMY MU/ TAKE !SE FACTS1 :OSE IMPORTANCE IS ESS5TIAL1 9TO ACC\NT4 ,! REVOLUTION IS NOT JU/IFI$ SOLELY BY ! SUPPRESSION ( ! CAPITALI/ PR(IT1 AS WE SAID ABOVE4 ,IT IS NOT EV5 JU/IFI$ SOLELY BY ! ABOLITION ( ! EXPLOITATION ( MAN BY MAN4 ,! ORIG9S ( ECONOMIC WA/E & 9EFFICI5CY1 :I* WEI< SO HEAVILY ON \R LIVES & *A9 US TO A FUTILE S]VITUDE1 >E 9NUM]ABLE4 ,JU/ ! /&+ >MIES & BUREAUCRACIES ( ! /ATES >E WOR? MORE ?AN CAPITALISM ITSELF4 ,A L>GE NUMB] ( LUXURY 9DU/RIES1 9V5T$ BY ! PRIVILEG$1 & BY ! SNOBB]Y ( ! LEISUR$ CLASSES1 :O DO NOT KN[ :AT TO DO ) !IR MONEY1 A MULTITUDE ( NEW 0NE$S0 :OLLY CREAT$ BY >TIFICIAL MEANS1 ALL !SE FACTORS DEPRIVE PRODUCTION ( :AT IT NE$S3 CAPITAL1 WORK & WORK]S1 5]GY1 & RAW MAT]IALS1 :I* C\LD BE US$ TO RAISE ! /&>D ( LIV+ ( SO MANY WORK]S & PEASANTS4 

,TO TAKE ONLY ! CO/S ( ADV]TIS+1 9CURR$ TO CONV9CE PEOPLE TO BUY SOME?+ ?AT !Y QUITE (T5 DO NOT NE$3 !SE CO/S HAVE RIS51 9 ,FRANCE1 9 ! YE> #a#i#e#h1 TO ONE HUNDR$ FIFTE5 BILLION FRANCS2 9 #a#i#e#i1 9 ,5GL&1 ADV]TIS+ CO/S AM\NT$ TO ?REE HUNDR$ EI<TY-F\R BILLION FRANCS1 & F\R TRILLION ?REE HUNDR$ SEV5TY-FIVE BILLION FRANCS 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,IF ALL ?IS WA/$ MONEY1 OR :AT IT REPRES5TS 9 ECONOMIC VALUE1 HAD BE5 EMPLOY$ TO ASSI/ ! UND]DEVELOP$ C\NTRIES1 H[ MANY LIVES W\LD HAVE BE5 SAV$6 ,BUT IT IS ! FATAL LAW ( ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM TO PRODUCE & TO SQU&] )\T PAUSE4 

,:Y DO WE NE$ TO CON/RUCT LUXURY C>S OR LUXURY FURNITURE8 ,A FEW C> MODELS %\LD SUFFICE1 & COM=TABLE FURNITURE WILL BE MU* MORE ABUNDANT IF ! SATISFACTION ( ! NE$S ( ALL IS MADE ! FIR/ PRIORITY4 

,LABOR P[]1 RAW MAT]IALS1 & 5]GY >E SQU&]$ = >TIFICIAL NE$S ?AT ALSO DI/ORT CU/OMS1 EV5 ?OSE ( ! PROLET>IANS AS !IR /&>D ( LIV+ IS RIS+4 ,& CONSID] ALSO ALL ! EXTRAS ?AT >E 9H]5T 9 ?IS SOCIETY3 ! !FT PRACTIC$ 9 TRADE & BY MIDDLEM5 7:O >E MU* TOO NUM]\S1 AS WE PO9T$ \T ABOVE71 & P>ASITIC PR(ESSIONS ( EV]Y TYPE3 ALL ( !SE ?+S TAK5 AS A :OLE1 >E :AT HAS TO DISAPPE>1 IT IS ALL ( ?IS ?AT WE MU/ ATTACK4 ,BUT BE=E WE E/ABLI% A REAL SOCIAL ORD]1 & :ILE !SE NECESS>Y TRANS=MATIONS >E TAK+ PLACE1 ! RATE ( PRODUCTIVITY MU/ BE MA9TA9$1 UND] P5ALTY ( FAILURE & A RETURN TO ! EXPLOITATION ( MAN BY MAN1 & TO ! RU9\S DISORD] ( CAPITALISM & ! /ATE4 

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