10 Planks of the Communist Manifesto
First Plank: Abolition of property in land and the application of all rents of land to public purposes.
Second Plank: A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.
Third Plank: Abolition of all rights of inheritance.
Fourth Plank: Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels.
Fifth Plank: Centralization of credit in the hands of the State, by means of a national bank with State capital and an exclusive monopoly.
Sixth Plank: Centralization of the means of communications and transportation in the hands of the State.
Seventh Plank: Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the State, the bringing into cultivation of waste lands, and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan.
Eighth Plank: Equal liability of all to labor. Establishment of industrial armies especially for agriculture.
Ninth Plank: Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries, gradual abolition of the distinction between town and country, by a more equitable distribution of population over the country.
Tenth Plank: Free education for all children in public schools. Abolition of children's factory labor in its present form. Combination of education with industrial production.
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