Feb 17

To reduce the hours of labor to ten, the value of one's mill and machinery would have to be reduced. By the early 1860s, a group of artisans owed in part to a smaller amount in the fashion of wearing silk ribbons. Larger manufacturers who organized more efficient production in factories had looms that many individual weavers had to sell. A weaver has a weary manner and shuffling feet. A weaver has a face that tells of care and grief. He has a saddened heart and aching bones. A weaver is just an inconsistent man, who does not understand the commercial plan. If a man is wanted his wages may be high. If he is not wanted, he may starve and die. One of the richest countries in the world is England. An accumulation of wealth in the country exists. The empire never consisted of more food or money. However, there is a huge mass of poverty. Certain portions of the working population have endured miseries. Therefore the Haves and Have-nots stand at the two extremes of the social scale. Haves are rich people while have-nots are those that are poor. I learned this in a show I was in called "Urinetown."