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Re:Elite do-gooders 'fixing' the world are part of the probl... by tsimionescu on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @03:36PM (#24124963)
Sure, but in reality the people who tended the fields never get that much of the food - whether it's feudal lords or modern capitalists, labour never gets paid the full amount of what they've produced.
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Re:Elite do-gooders 'fixing' the world are part of the probl... by sillyphus on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @04:04PM (#24125337)
>labour never gets paid the full amount of what they've produced

1) I am certain there are laborers who get paid more than they produce.

2) Labor never takes the risk of providing capital.

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