Marx says that we fetish money, worship it, we give this object of power that it really doesn't deserve and in the process of making money capitalist exploits the worker, working them longer hours and less pay. The capitalist works the laborer longer hours and pays him less money. ... If it took 40 hours to produce raw materials, and 30 hours direct labor, its value will be an equivalent amount of 70 hours of labor, but the worker puts in a 10 hour day even though it only takes 6 hours to produce a product, therefore the capitalist profits 4 hours each day, giving the capitalist his surpl...

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Many people worked long hours for little pay. ... A good Idea on How to approach this is to eliminate owners and bosses of companies, this way workers can get the profits they make, set their own work hours, and benefit from their hard works as they please. ... All shall pass through the same general routine of education, domestic teaching and employment" During the industrial revolution in Britain, once the government had intervened slightly, kids were required to have schooling for two hours a day. This schooling didn't help the kids much, this was because it was limited and they ...

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The example Marx uses to explain profit: If labor works for 8 hours a day, according to Marx's the first 4 hours create the value to pay the wages of the worker (necessary labor). The further 4 hours is surplus labor. ...

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The first effective law, the Factory Act of 1833, forbade the employment of children under the age of 9 and limited to 12 hours the workday of persons between the ages of 13 and 18. ... In 1847 the workday of children aged 13-18 was limited to 10 hours. ... This meant that in the summer workers, including young children, worked 14 hours per day. ...

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Here is an example of how the labor theory of value works: A worker in a factory is given $30 worth of material, and after working 3 hours producing a good, and using $10 worth of fuel to run a machine, he creates a product which is sold for $100. ... The worker is thus justly entitled to a $60 payment, or $20 per hour. If the worker is employed by a factory owner who pays him only $15 per hour, according to Marx the $5 per hour the factory owner receives is a rip-off. The factory owner has done nothing to earn the money and the $5 per hour he receives is "surplus value", representing exploit...

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Children and women labored in harsh conditions, working long hours with little pay. ... In reality there were no regular hours, masters and managers did with them as they liked. ... Children who worked long hours in the textile mills became very tired and found it difficult to maintain the speed required by the overlookers. ...

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They do so by forcing the laborer to work more hours than are needed for his own survival. ... First, the hours that are spent making the product, whose total value, is equivalent to support himself and his family. ...

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Krugman uses five points to further his case: progress of key economic sectors, progress of health "leading to increase in life span, shift of wealth to human capital, gains in women's rights, and increase in more hours devoted to non-employment activities such as leisure and family activities. ...

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Sometimes Jurgis had his hours cut dramatically without warning, and his wages would then plummet. ... His political boss tells him to work as a scab, and due to Jurgis's experience at the plant and the scarcity of senior employees, "his hour [arrives] - he [is] to be a boss!" ...

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Is America Number One? They call America the "Land of Opportunity". We earned this nickname because in the 19th century, our nation's borders expanded, stretching further and further west. The growth driven by an increasing flow of immigrants from all around the world which created our especiall...

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These people who don't own the means of production (land, machinery, factories, tools, etc..) are called the proletariat and cannot sell their produce, only their labour-power... that is, they can sell hours of their time to other people. ...

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The Jungle is a novel written by Upton Sinclair. The jungle deals with the extreme working conditions in factories in the early 1900s, and socialism. The author purpose in this novel is to expose the truth behind the working conditions that workers suffer from exploitation and to promote socialism. ...

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There cannot be a future without a past. Through all the rises and falls of America, the people have survived. One of the worst economic struggles in the history of the United States was the Great Depression. There were depressions before and after, but none of the same caliber. Tough times produce ...

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The purpose of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle was to bring the grim conditions of Chicago's meatpacking industry and its workers to the American public's attention. After Sinclair was commissioned to investigate labor conditions in the Chicago stockyards he wrote about his observations in The Jungle. ...

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For centuries people have come across the U.S. borders from foreign countries hoping for a better life, a life that is free from unruly dictators and poverty for them and their families. They want to live in the land of opportunities. As Thomas Jefferson once declared, "All men are created equal " (...

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Ever since humanity began, people of all backgrounds have had to deal with how economic wealth should be shared. America could be used an example of this, even more specific, the era of 1870 to 1920. At this time in American history, mass production evolved, and people flocked to large cities such a...

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Introduction to Business Business plays a major role within our society. It is a creative and competitive activity that continuously contributes to the shaping of our society. By satisfying the needs and wants people cannot satisfy themselves, businesses improve the quality of life for people and create a higher standard of living. It is a way for individuals to provide goods and services to consumers, and at the same time, produce a profit for themselves. Businesses are not only important because they provide goods and services for consumers, but they also improve the economy and increa...

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