http://kapitalism101.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/where-does-profit-come-from/ about capitalism, exploitation and crisis Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:49:57 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://kapitalism101.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/where-does-profit-come-from/#comment-1004 Wizz Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:49:51 +0000 http://kapitalism101.wordpress.com/?p=39#comment-1004 Your concept of Capitalist Greed and Immorality applies to anything Human. Including Labor. That's just the nastiness of Human Nature. But what you do not take into account is that Labour is worthless unless it has something to which it can be applied. An exaggerated example goes like this. Let's say that there are just the two of us on Earth. And I have, by whatever means, whether my size, age strength, whatever, have fenced off all the arable land and fresh water. Now you come to me and say, "I will work (ie apply my labour) for you in exchange for water and food" ANd I say' Nah, I'll do the work myself" So what worth does your labour have? NONE. Unless you have something that someone else desires of Labour, it by itself has no intrinsic worth. The only original source of worth (capital) is Land and Fresh Water. After that everything else works by way of main base characteristics of Human Nature- One you describe, Greed. The Others I say are Laziness, Egotism, Haughtiness, Self agrindisement, One Upmanship. After those develop the system of barter and trade, Labour for Food and Water, then you can develop a system of Morality to try to organize the Barter. And keep the serfs down on the Farm. Your concept of Capitalist Greed and Immorality applies to anything Human. Including Labor. That’s just the nastiness of Human Nature.
But what you do not take into account is that Labour is worthless unless it has something to which it can be applied.
An exaggerated example goes like this. Let’s say that there are just the two of us on Earth. And I have, by whatever means, whether my size, age strength, whatever, have fenced off all the arable land and fresh water.
Now you come to me and say, “I will work (ie apply my labour) for you in exchange for water and food” ANd I say’ Nah, I’ll do the work myself”
So what worth does your labour have? NONE.
Unless you have something that someone else desires of Labour, it by itself has no intrinsic worth.
The only original source of worth (capital) is Land and Fresh Water.
After that everything else works by way of main base characteristics of Human Nature- One you describe, Greed. The Others I say are Laziness, Egotism, Haughtiness, Self agrindisement, One Upmanship.
After those develop the system of barter and trade, Labour for Food and Water, then you can develop a system of Morality to try to organize the Barter. And keep the serfs down on the Farm.

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