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Shut up he might hear you......... toon (Original Post)
Ichingcarpenter
Jun 2015
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fasttense
(17,301 posts)1. No one ever gets paid what they are worth in a capitalist economy.n/t
socialist_n_TN
(11,481 posts)5. And that is the essence of Marx......
Surplus value= profit, which means that profit is exploitation. Socially accepted and sanctioned exploitation, but exploitation nonetheless.
kentuck
(111,092 posts)2. It's called disrespect...
....tempered with a good dose of greed. They say, "Oh, it's just capitalism".
marble falls
(57,081 posts)3. .... and a scintilla of just not caring a bit.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)4. K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations!
Really. Wake up, people!