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Acknowledgments
1. Communism versus Capitalism
The Message of "The Communist Manifesto"
The Essential Difference between Capitalism and Communism
2. Marx's Ten-Point Platform: Blueprint for Destruction
Marx's Theory of Historical Evolution
Ten Steps to Tyranny
Point #1
Abolition of property in land and application of all rents of
land to public purposes.
Point #2
A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.
Point #3
Abolition of all right of inheritance.
Point #4
Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels.
Point #5
Centralization of credit in the hands of the State, by means of
a national bank with State capital and an exclusive monopoly.
Point #6
Centralization of the means of communication and transport in
the hands of the State.
Point #7
Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by
the State; the bringing into cultivation of wastelands, and the
improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common
plan.
Point #8
Equal liabilityof all to labor. Establishment of industrial armies,
especially for agriculture.
Point #9
Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual
abolition of the distinction between town and country by a more
equable distribution of the population over the country.
Point #10
Free education for all children in public schools. Abolition of
children's factory labor in its present form. Combination of education
with industrial production, etc., etc.
Conclusion
3. The Ten Points in the United States: A Status Report
Point #1
Abolition of property in land and application of all rents of
land to public purposes.
Point #2
A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.
Point #3
Abolition of all right of inheritance.
Point #4
Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels.
Point #5
Centralization of credit in the hands of the State, by means of
a national bank with State capital and an exclusive monopoly.
Point #6
Centralization of the means of communication and transport in
the hands of the State.
Point #7
Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by
the State; the bringing into cultivation of wastelands, and the
improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common
plan.
Point #8
Equal liability of all to labor. Establishment of industrial armies,
especially for agriculture.
Point #9
Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual
abolition of the distiction between town and country by a more
equable distribution of the population over the country.
Point #10
Free education for all children in public schools. Abolition of
children's factory labor in its present form. Combination of education
with industrial production, etc., etc.
Conclusion
4. Reversing the Trend: Political Reforms
Three Pro-liberty Constitutional Amendments
An Amendment Promoting Privatization
An Amendment Banning Government Controls Over Private Producers
An Amendment Banning Wealth Discrimination
5. Reclaiming Our Heritage: A Call to Action
Appendix A
Marxian Socialism vs. American Classical Liberalism
Appendix B
The Staying Power of Communism
Appendix C
Constitutional Integrity, Past and Present
Why the wealth-discrimination amendment never should have become
necessary.
Why the price-setting amendment never should have become necessary.
Why the privatization amendment never should have become necessary.
Index
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