It’s worth considering the wages/worker exploitation angle from top down too, because that’s where the deck gets stacked, against both capital and labor.
We can spotlight symptoms of undervalued workers and debate ways this undervaluing may be, potentially, ameliorated e.g. by imposing a minimum wage. But while government is a de facto enforcer for monopolistic interests AGAINST the free market, arguing for more libertarian or a more socialist approach to wages is pishing into the wind.
We’re not at the point where arguments over libertarian or socialist or free market capitalist matter. All the sociopolitical arguments are moot while unaccountable oligarchy monopolizes the market and our government polices their monopoly with exclusive recourse to violent enforcement.
>We’re not at the point where arguments over libertarian or socialist or free market capitalist matter.
Yeah, I think I agree with what you’re saying. I’m trying to understand the hypothetical ideal-er situation (as a mathematical / scientific puzzle that touches on lots of stuff).
It’s worth considering the wages/worker exploitation angle from top down too, because that’s where the deck gets stacked, against both capital and labor.
We can spotlight symptoms of undervalued workers and debate ways this undervaluing may be, potentially, ameliorated e.g. by imposing a minimum wage. But while government is a de facto enforcer for monopolistic interests AGAINST the free market, arguing for more libertarian or a more socialist approach to wages is pishing into the wind.
We’re not at the point where arguments over libertarian or socialist or free market capitalist matter. All the sociopolitical arguments are moot while unaccountable oligarchy monopolizes the market and our government polices their monopoly with exclusive recourse to violent enforcement.
>We’re not at the point where arguments over libertarian or socialist or free market capitalist matter.
Yeah, I think I agree with what you’re saying. I’m trying to understand the hypothetical ideal-er situation (as a mathematical / scientific puzzle that touches on lots of stuff).
Fair enough!