[lbo-talk] William Pfaff: The price of globalization

Jon Johanning jjohanning at igc.org
Tue Jan 13 19:38:45 PST 2004


On Tuesday, January 13, 2004, at 04:54 PM, Jim Farmelant wrote:


> that, consequently, the system of wage labor is a system of
> slavery, and indeed of a slavery which becomes more severe in
> proportion
> as the social productive forces of labor develop, whether the worker
> receives better or worse payment.

"Whether the worker receives better or worse payment" is the crucial point. The working class -- indeed, the whole society -- is uniformly exploited, not just its poorest elements. But how to make this point clear to all workers?

Jon Johanning // jjohanning at igc.org __________________________________ A sympathetic Scot summed it all up very neatly in the remark, 'You should make a point of trying every experience once, excepting incest and folk-dancing.' -- Sir Arnold Bax



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