Correct: The answer is b. Debs claimed Republicans, Democrats, and Progressives all agreed with the private ownership of the means of production. He stated, “The Republican, Democratic and Progressive parties all stand for the private ownership by the capitalists of the productive machinery used by the workers, so that the capitalists can continue to filch the wealth produced by the workers.”
Incorrect: The answer is b. Debs claimed Republicans, Democrats, and Progressives all agreed with the private ownership of the means of production. He stated, “The Republican, Democratic and Progressive parties all stand for the private ownership by the capitalists of the productive machinery used by the workers, so that the capitalists can continue to filch the wealth produced by the workers.”