![]() ![]() The problem is that they both get paid from the work that only one of them engages in. From a certain point of view, with a narrow focus on individuals, this can seem reasonable – both worker and capitalist get paid at the end of the day. It’s true that this arrangement is one that both the employer and the employee enter into freely, and centuries of ideological sugarcoating have created the impression that this is a fair deal for both parties. the more money they’re making at the worker’s expense. The lower the wage and the more hours worked for that wage, the more the capitalist is exploiting the worker, i.e. So they offer wages to workers that will (a) allow the workers to subsist, and (b) allow the capitalist to profit from everything made after this subsistence is paid for. Capitalists do have the above, but to put them to use efficiently enough to make a profit they need other people to work them. Workers are those who have none of the necessary premises, equipment, materials, or the money to acquire these things, that are needed to engage in production or exchange – to make a living on the market – and can trade only their ability to work (labour power). It underlies the socialist understanding of the world’s economies and societies today the contradictions and antagonisms in social relations and the inherent instability and conflict arising from the fundamental division of the world into those who own capital and exploit others, and those who own little or nothing and are exploited namely, capitalists and workers. This revolutionary discovery by Karl Marx paved the way for a comprehensive explanation of the workings of the capitalist system – identifying exploitation, and therefore injustice, at its core. And of course the drive for profit is the beating heart of capitalism. Put simply, all profits come from the unpaid work of workers. ![]() The time, thought and energy applied by workers in the production process – whose efforts are only partially compensated by the employer who keeps the output – is the ultimate source of profit (or surplus value) in a capitalist economy. Of all the things a capitalist can buy to build their business, only labour power adds value meaning the business can produce something worth more than the original cost of the components that went into the finished product. Without the labour power of workers, capitalists can’t make profits. Originally published in Socialist Alternative, the political journal of the Socialist Party (CWI in Ireland) ![]() Male Goblin - This goblin is often referred to as "Bob the gob" or simply "Bob".Two hundred years since Karl Marx was born and 170 years since his most famous work, The Communist Manifesto, was published, Eddie McCabe looks at Marx’s theory of class struggle and assesses its relevance for today.- Astronomy - BoC guild bot (right across from oyster).Impatiens Sells for 0.33 at a flower shop which is very close by.Blue Lupines Harvest 2x faster with a flower shop close by.Chrysanthemum -, (small blue flowers in the bush), x2, x2 00:20.Strajer, Police chief at Eastern Portland gates at.Nyeald, Mayor of Portland in a building on the west side of town at.Marius, general store north of town at.Laura, Keeper of the Magic Apple Tavern & Inn in Portland at. ![]() Brogan, book seller near the exit to Desert Pines at.Bais, Leader of Chamber of Commerce at.Avyia, Reporter for Association of Scribes and Scholars at.Ahshta, Scholar, explorer and wanderer in town at.Aleister, Clark's apprentice, north of town at.There are only 2 dangers in Portland, a lone Goblin called "Bob the Gob" and the GIWS Invasions that occasionally start in the Titanium Mines. Except for the port, titanium mining is the biggest industry in the city, titanium is a very lightweight and strong metal used extensively in armor and weapons. The harbor is the main activity in Portland and connects the city to several parts of Seridia. This former White Stone City outpost is now virtually a independent state. ![]()
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