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Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts) Fri Jun 19, 2015, 03:20 AM Jun 2015

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Shut up he might hear you......... toon (Original Post) Ichingcarpenter Jun 2015 OP

No one ever gets paid what they are worth in a capitalist economy.n/t fasttense Jun 2015 #1

And that is the essence of Marx...... socialist_n_TN Jun 2015 #5

It's called disrespect... kentuck Jun 2015 #2

.... and a scintilla of just not caring a bit. marble falls Jun 2015 #3

K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Jun 2015 #4

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1. No one ever gets paid what they are worth in a capitalist economy.n/t

Fri Jun 19, 2015, 05:42 AM

Jun 2015

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5. And that is the essence of Marx......

Fri Jun 19, 2015, 06:50 PM

Jun 2015

Surplus value= profit, which means that profit is exploitation. Socially accepted and sanctioned exploitation, but exploitation nonetheless.

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2. It's called disrespect...

Fri Jun 19, 2015, 05:43 AM

Jun 2015

....tempered with a good dose of greed. They say, "Oh, it's just capitalism".

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3. .... and a scintilla of just not caring a bit.

Fri Jun 19, 2015, 06:18 AM

Jun 2015

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4. K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations!

Fri Jun 19, 2015, 06:23 AM

Jun 2015

Really. Wake up, people!