Capitalistic System Quotes
For the previous 7 years the economy had grown but almost all the benefits went to the rich producing a dramatic period where the average worker did not even get a raise under the George W. Bush economic and tax policies.
Patents, copyrights, and franchises are but 3 common (and legal) ways of obtaining a onopoly position.See Adam Smith {627790} for a similar thought.
In May of 1886 police had killed some strikers for an 8 hour work day at the McCormick Plant in Chicago. A left wing newspaper called a rally using the word “revenge.” (See {43614}.) The next day, at the rally, someone threw a dynamite bomb killing several police who in turn wounded and killed many of the protestors. 31 people were indicted for the “Haymarket Bombing,” 8 were tried, and 7 were convicted and sentenced to death including Spies. There was however, no evidence linking any of the defendants with the bombing, only evidence linking them with left wing, anarchist positions and writings.
