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The Moratorium on Brains
ThemaninBedroomH,CarNo.5,wasabusinessmanwhohadacquiredhisbusiness,anoremine,withthehelpofagovernmentloan,undertheEqualizationofOpportunityBill.
ThemaninDrawingRoomA,CarNo.6,wasafinancierwhohadmadeafortunebybuying"frozen"railroadbondsandgettinghisfriendsinWashingtonto"defreeze"them.
ThemaninSeat5,CarNo,7,wasaworkerwhobelievedthathehad"aright"toajob,whetherhisemployerwantedhimornot.
ThewomaninRoomette6,CarNo.8,wasalecturerwhobelievedthat,asaconsumer,shehad"aright"totransportation,whethertherailroadpeoplewishedtoprovideitornot.
ThemaninRoomette2,CarNo.9,wasaprofessorofeconomicswhoadvocatedtheabolitionofprivateproperty,explainingthatintelligenceplaysnopartinindustrialproduction,thatman’smindisconditionedbymaterialtools,thatanybodycanrunafactoryorarailroadandit’sonlyamatterofseizingthemachinery.
ThewomaninBedroomD,CarNo.10,wasamotherwhohadputhertwochildrentosleepintheberthaboveher,carefullytuckingthemin,protectingthemfromdraftsandjolts;amotherwhosehusbandheldagovernmentjobenforcingdirectives,whichshedefendedbysaying,"Idon’tcare,it’sonlytherichthattheyhurt.Afterall,Imustthinkofmychildren."
ThemaninRoomette3,CarNo.