What adds value to a product or a service?

It's the labour - physical, intellectual - that is used to make it. The profit comes from not rewarding the labourer with the share of that increased value their labour has added to it.

And it's that struggle over who gets what proportion of that surplus value that defines the politics of an age. In the 70s labour had the upper hand in the 80s to now it's been capital.

Posted By: slater on November 22nd 2006 at 14:47:36

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Hey, Cannydc, like the cut of your jib man (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 22, 13:40:14
- well up to a point, but 4 million unemployed is going to look good.... (General Chat) - MrMorrers, Nov 22, 14:27:40
  - That Tebbit quote about "getting on your bike" (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 22, 14:34:26
    - He wouldn't care as long as they're cheering on our boys against HMP Australia tonight. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 22, 14:41:07
    - oops, should have been a new thread. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 22, 14:35:41
- Except he let the story get in the way of facts (n/m) (General Chat) - Army Boy, Nov 22, 13:45:59
  - Not really. He said she was (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 22, 13:50:26
  - Now where was it that I read that... (General Chat) - slater, Nov 22, 13:49:32
    - Probably in your (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 22, 13:51:37
      - It's not fact (General Chat) - slater, Nov 22, 14:01:23
        
        Althusser, which is (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 22, 14:02:31
        
        Now that is a coinicidence (General Chat) - slater, Nov 22, 14:03:31
      - Get you (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Nov 22, 13:56:38
      - You old git (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 22, 13:54:07
- Agreed. Class analysis is a powerful thing (General Chat) - slater, Nov 22, 13:45:49
  - What makes the economy grow? (General Chat) - Commisar_Canary, Nov 22, 14:18:36
    - What adds value to a product or a service? (General Chat) - slater, Nov 22, 14:47:36
  - Unfortunately-the-head-up-their arse, (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 22, 13:49:25
    - now thats the thing - capitalism with a human face (n/m) (General Chat) - Commisar_Canary, Nov 22, 14:19:39
- Saddo (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 22, 13:44:25
  - Ta (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 22, 13:57:53

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