On Feb 12, 2008, at 11:42 AM, andie nachgeborenen wrote:
> I got into a dispute at a recent Solidarity meeting
> about "unproductive labor," whether labor that does
> not involve production of physical object generates
> surplus value and real profit as opposed to mere rent.
Minor point: it's not about the production of a physical object - services can be "productive" in this view. The transportation of vehicular components can be productive. The transportation of people to visit grandma isn't.
Doug