On the record
We say that that entire payment has been made by the producing classes of the country, while the capitalists have not reduced their cash balances in the least.
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Victoria C. Woodhull
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Editor's note · Context
Woodhull asserts that the working class has borne the burden of debt repayment while capitalists have benefited without contributing.
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