The Case Against Socialism Plainly Stated for the Man in the Street
The Case Against Socialism Plainly Stated for the Man in the Street
William Beanland
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How does a bootmaker, for example, know how many pairs of boots to make every week ? He is guided by the number he sold during the previous week, by his knowledge of the locality, and by his ex- perience that at certain times of the year the demand for his goods increases or decreases. He uses his judgment and gains or loses as his judg- ment proves accurate or otherwise. But how would the demand be ascertained in a Socialist community? Schaffle says, "by con- tinuous official returns furnished... by the managers 20 THE CASE AGAINST SOCIALISM. and overseers of the selling and producing depart- ments. " How these officials would have to bestir them- selves. How they would cudgel their brains to think out new designs for suitings which might please the taste of the public. What an uproar would take place in the ironmongery department when the officials vied with one another to pro- duce a more effective potato peeler or a more seethetic lamp shade. The scene in the millinery and dressmaking department would certainly beggar description.
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