None of these are produced in greater quantities than would be required to secure well-being for all; and the over-production, so often spoken of, means nothing but that the masses are too poor to buy even what is now considered as necessary for a decent existence.
Kropotkin asserts that over-production is a myth, as the masses cannot afford basic necessities.
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