Wesley Mouch, James Taggart, Orren Boyle, Dr. Floyd Ferris, Mr. Weatherby, Eugene Lawson and Mr. Thompson, Head of State, discuss broadening Mouch's powers. The rate of business failures has doubled in a year because the owners refuse to recognize that production is a public duty. Mr. Thompson tells Mouch to implement Number 10-289. Mouch insists that Thompson declare a state of total emergency. Mouch reads the terms. No workers may change employers. All businesses will remain open or be nationalized. All private patents and copyrights will be voluntarily gifted to the nation, and the Unification Board will license their use. Nothing new will be invented. The Office of Patents and Copyrights is suspended. Every business or person shall produce the same amount of goods as last year. Every person.....
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