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The Utopia of Greed
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Sheforcedherselftokeepherfaceexpressionlesslytight,andsheansweredonly,"Isee."
"Youraccountisoneofthelastleftunpaid.Itishere,attheMulliganBank,tobeclaimedbyyouonthedaywhenyoujoinus."
"Isee."
"Youraccount,however,isnotaslargeassomeoftheothers,eventhoughhugesumswereextortedfromyoubyforceinthepasttwelveyears.Youwillfind—asitismarkedonthecopiesoЈyourincome-taxreturnswhichMulliganwillhandovertoyou—thatIhaverefundedonlythosetaxeswhichyoupaidonthesalaryyouearnedasOperatingVice-President,butnotthetaxesyoupaidonyourincomefromyourTaggartTranscontinentalstock.Youdeservedeverypennyofthatstock,andinthedaysofyourfatherIwouldhaverefundedeverypennyofyourprofit—butunderyourbrother’smanagement,TaggartTranscontinentalhastakenitsshareofthelooting,ithasmadeprofitsbyforce,bymeansofgovernmentfavors,subsidies,moratoriums,directives.Youwerenotresponsibleforit,youwere,infact,thegreatestvictimofthatpolicy—butIrefundonlythemoneywhichwasmadebypureproductiveability,notthemoneyanypartofwhichwasloottakenbyforce."
"Isee."
Theyhadfinishedtheirbreakfast.Danneskjoldlightedacigaretteandwatchedherforaninstantthroughthefirstjetofsmoke,asifheknewtheviolenceoftheconflictinhermind—thenhegrinnedatGaltandrosetohisfeet.
