Does anyone have any idea where I might find a quote like this? In one of his essays Joseph Schumpeter remarks that if socialists would just stop "chivvying the Bourgeoisie" for a moment they would realize a great advantage of their system was that it did not depend upon taxation. He meant that social ownership of capital, whatever other problems it presented, offered direct public title to economic surpluses (whether they be called profits, dividends, interest, rents or whatever.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alex Campbell Assistant to the President, National Center for Economic and Security Alternatives ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2000 P Street, NW Suite 330 Washington, DC 20036 202 986 1373 (voice)/ 202 986 7938 (fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~