Question

this brief essay by author and college professor charles augustus eggert was published in california in 1913 as part of the collection why i am opposed to socialism: original papers by leading men and women. socialism was a popular and controversial theory at that time, four years before the russian revolution. no government had yet tried to put the theory of socialism into practice. why i am opposed to socialism by charles augustus eggert i am opposed to socialism, first, because it is not an inductively obtained system, but an \ism\ that postulates qualities in the individuality of a nation which no nation, or community even, has yet developed to a sufficiently high state to make this \ism\ fit to be seriously tried. on which point would both authors, eggert and blanc, most likely agree? competition leads to higher wages for workers. monopolies should not be allowed to limit competition. rich people will not voluntarily give up their power. wealth is a reflection of superior skill and effort.

Explanation:

There is no information about Blanc's views in the provided text, but based on common - sense in economic and social - science discussions, the idea that rich people will not voluntarily give up their power is a widely - held and non - ideological specific point that could be agreed upon by different authors. The other statements are more directly related to economic or social - system stances that may vary between authors.

Answer:

Rich people will not voluntarily give up their power.