Ed Goertzen wrote:
[snip]
> Brad wrote
> I know this is "utopian", but one of the main problems with
> capitalism is the existence of *workers*.
>
> If the renting of
> persons was outlawed like the selling of them has been, then
> we could have a market economy of *peers*, in which every person
> was an independent or cooperative producer.
[snip]
> Edward said:
> The whole point about motivation in a capitalist society was "reward or
> gain for effort."
> When the "new labour demanding" capitalists found that no one would work
> for them, there followed the "enclosure laws" depriving labour of a means
> (rural, agrarian, mixed farming) of existance without wages. deprived of a
> means of existance labour was swept into urban areas for exploitation by
> capitalists who hired the lowest bidder.
>
> Since that time, the capitalist motivation has changed to "privation for
> lack of effort."
Perhaps this is stating the obvious, but probably a more
accurate position would be something like: "privation for lack of
effort, and for effort, too", or, less hyperbole: "disconnection
of effort from reward" (else "coupon clippers" must really
be building up their biceps!).
But, seriously, I once heard a manager at one place I work
reveal at least *his* ideology: "I want to see asses and elbows."
My idea (and probably yours, too?): Work smart, *not* hard.
\brad mccormick
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