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ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL PROBLEMS IN THE ANTI-JAPONESE WAR
culture, industry, animal husbandry, transport, commerce and labour
outside working-hours (including the ordinary people working as
hired labour or in partnerships) that their work is for the revolution
and they are part of a very glorious cause. Setting aside a portion
of the income from their labour to hand over to the government helps
our own, glorious and sacred revolutionary cause. It does not increase
the assets of any individual. If publicly employed personnel
working in the public sector of the economy plot to make special
profits for themselves, they are guilty of immoral conduct within
our ranks and crimes of corruption before the law. Those who are
entirely free of corruption and waste, and work loyally for the Party
and the country, are considered noble and moral, and should receive
FROM MARX
TO MAO
praise and rewards from the Party and the government. This point
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should be explained to the troops.
13. All people doing economic, financial, supply and general service
work, so long as they are not corrupt, do not waste, are loyal
and work for the Party and the country, should be honoured. All
people who treat their work lightly or with disdain should be criticized
and rebuked.
10. ON GRAIN WORK
NOT FOR
COMMERCIAL
We have now completed our discussion of economic work. Our
economy is divided into the two large private and public sectors.
The private sector of the economy includes agriculture, animal hus-
bandry, handicrafts, co-operatives and salt undertakings. The public
sector consists of the undertakings run by the government, the
army, and the official organizations and schools. We have looked at
DISTRIBUTION
all these things. We have not discussed commerce in the private
sector since we still lack the necessary information. For the moment
we have to ignore it. Now we must discuss the problems of
finance. However, we shall not look at all of its aspects but just
look at three questions: (i) the question of grain, (ii) the question of
taxation, and (iii) the question of economizing.
Our finances depend on two sources, the people and ourselves.
Financial work for the portion supplied by ourselves is basically distribution
and supply work when the process of production by the
three elements of the public sector of the economy is completed and
becomes a process of distribution. The public sector of the economy
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