Tea (From China) .................................................................. 02
Bananas (From South America) .......................................... 021 /2
Toasted Bread (From Kansas Farm) ..................................... 01
Fresh Country Eggs (From Utah) ..................................... 07
Sugar (From Cuba, or Utah) ............................................... 001 /2
Butter and Cream (From New England) ................................ 03
Grand total... .20It is not very difficult to obtain FOOD in a country where two people can have
breakfast consisting of all they want or need for a dime apiece! Observe that this
simple breakfast was gathered, by some strange form of magic (?) from China, South
America, Utah, Kansas and the New England States, and delivered on the breakfast table,
ready for consumption, in the very heart of the most crowded city in America, at a cost
well within the means of the most humble laborer.
The cost included all federal, state and city taxes! (Here is a fact the politicians
did not mention when they were crying out to the voters to throw their opponents out
of office because the people were being taxed to death).
b. SHELTER.
This family lives in a comfortable apartment, heated by steam, lighted
with electricity, with gas for cooking, all for $65.00 a month. In a smaller
city, or a more sparsely settled part of New York city, the same apartment
could be had for as low as $20.00 a month.