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[bikinisquad3000.livejournal.com]

Eh. I agree with the basic premise, but I keep getting distracted by the specifics of the hypothetical example here. Is the guy who puts together widgets supposed to be the only expense involved? A day's worth of widgets sells for $50, and the assembly person makes $15, but the remaining $35 doesn't go at all to parts, factory rental, delivery, design, advertising, etc.? Does the manager literally do nothing all day but collect cash and complain that he wants more? I mean, literally? Come on.

To repeat, I agree with the basic premise. It's just this one cartoon I don't like, it's a sloppy way to illustrate this problem.

[taiki.livejournal.com]

I kind of agree. However if you extrapolate this to the modern American worker, like say, a McD's fry cook, then things get tricky. They spend all of their time, effort and energy making product and they're largely not seeing the benefits of their work. It's the key behind wage disparity.

[bikinisquad3000.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, absolutely. I swear, my problem is solely with the hypothetical situation of the cartoon, where that gets reduced to one worker/one manager/one $50 to distribute between them. I think it has too many loose ends to work very well as an illustration of the real-life version. Just being whiny, ha ha.

[weswilson]

Yeah, I don't know many people who really aren't aware their time isn't worth more than they are paid... I think people complain when the amount they are paid drops while their work increases.

[nothingmuch.livejournal.com]

A+

[taiki.livejournal.com]

Karl Marx? You mean Barack OBama right?

[taiki.livejournal.com]

But fox news says that Obama's a SOCIALIST.

[red-pill.livejournal.com]

dont be stupid. everyone knows obamas real name is JOSPHE SUPER KENYAN LENIN HITLER STALIN.

[taiki.livejournal.com]

I thought his name was B-Rock The Islamic shock Super Allah Obama.