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OnionPatch

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11. I would say that keeping your home/environment clean is a pretty damn important job.

Reply to Remember Me (Original post)

Sun Jan 8, 2012, 12:29 PM

Jan 2012

Imagine if no one was around to clean the toilets.

So obviously, work is NOT based on the value of the job being done. It's based on how easily you can exploit workers to do the job for as little compensation as possible, period. Keep them uneducated, keep them in debt for their health care and basic needs and they'll be desperate enough to do anything at any wage. The system is immoral, that's correct.

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Economics. I've just figured it ALL out. From one very insightful paragraph [View all] Remember Me Jan 2012 OP

So are you saying that all wages should be equal? MadHound Jan 2012 #1

Perhaps janitor should pay more than teacher or CEO. trackfan Jan 2012 #7

What are you basing that judgement on? MadHound Jan 2012 #8

I think more people would rather be a teacher, trackfan Jan 2012 #10

We don't apply for what we "want." We apply for what we can do. Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #15

I think you misunderstood the intent of the op. MH1 Jan 2012 #9

*I* am not saying any of that. It's from an article I quoted -- Remember Me Jan 2012 #16

Most Economics is BS. Odin2005 Jan 2012 #2

exactly right! the right-wingers claim to deserve whatever they can get away with. unblock Jan 2012 #3

I guess the modern iteration of capitalism is all about could'a not should'a. n/t leeroysphitz Jan 2012 #5

It's time to move from a competitive to cooperative society. BlueToTheBone Jan 2012 #4

Shit wouldn't be so damn broken if they xchrom Jan 2012 #6

I would say that keeping your home/environment clean is a pretty damn important job. OnionPatch Jan 2012 #11

many CEO's and especially in the financial sector make nothing and provide no service yurbud Jan 2012 #12

By Mankiw's "logic," pre-school teachers, mothers and janitors ought to be... Peace Patriot Jan 2012 #13

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