11-12-2020, 02:52 PM
(11-12-2020, 02:48 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Eh, I get that, but exploitation is inherently negative. I don't think being paid a fair wage for your labor is exploitative.
Is it a fair wage, though? That's the philosophical question. The market value for your labor is what it sells for on the market, but in order for there to be a profit you have to be paid less than that market value. So is that a fair wage?
Anyway, I'll stop dragging this thread off the rails. This is just my main point. And don't confuse me with someone that thinks socialism isn't also exploitative, because the "from each according to their means/ability and to each according to their needs" means that there is an exploitative element there, as well.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
