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As a picture of the future, this millennium com pares favorably with other forecasts. The fault that I have to find with it is not that it presents an impossible ideal, but that it ignores certain tendencies Which, unless corrected, render its reali zation impossible. The tendencies I refer to may be summed up in two statements. First, there is little or no evidence that wage earners are be coming more provident in their habits. Second, their failure to make provision for the future is a cause serving constantly to recruit the mass of unorganized, unskilled workers whose lack of standards and unregulated competition oppose the progress of wage earners all along the line.
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Excerpt from Social Insurance: A Program of Social Reform Program Among the many characteristics which foreign observers have ascribed to Americans are two about which there has been little difference of opinions. We are good-natured, and we are individualists. Sermons have been preached against our god nature, so I need not dwell upon it. Much more important is our individualism, - our absorption in individual interests and our reluctance to undertake things in combination with our neighbors or through the government. That individualism is an American characteristic is proved by a number of familiar facts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the consequences of industrialization in the United States and argues that we must shift from individualist solutions to government action to solve the problems it has created. The first of these problems is accidents, and the author provides statistics that show that the United States has a far higher rate of industrial accidents than other developed nations. The second problem is illness, with the author asserting that millions of people suffer illnesses that are either caused or exacerbated by the conditions of their work and the unsanitary conditions they live in. The author provides statistics proving that this illness creates a huge economic burden on the country as a whole. The third is premature death, and the author uses data to show that preventable deaths cut the average American's life short by almost eight years. The author proposes a number of measures to address these issues, including requiring businesses to report accidents and illnesses, creating and implementing safety and sanitary regulations, and providing compensation to workers injured on the job. The author argues that although these measures represent a shift away from the individualism that has long been a part of American culture, they are necessary to solve the problems created by the country's industrial revolution. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781331738374_0
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