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It is clear that if he paid those with whom he makes his bargain the full value of their labour, that is to say, all that they produced, he would fail in his purpose. IT IS CLEAR THAT IF HE PAID THOSE WITH WHOM HE MAKES HIS BARGAIN THE FULL VALUE OF THEIR LABOUR THAT IS TO SAY ALL THAT THEY PRODUCED HE WOULD FAIL IN HIS PURPOSE
s here. It has been said already that our present joyless labour, and our lives scared and anxious as the life of a hunted beast, are forced upon us by the present system of producing for the profit of the privileged classes. It is necessary to state what this means. Under the present system of wages and capital the “manufacturer” (most absurdly so called, since a manufacturer means a person who makes with his hands) having a monopoly of the means whereby the power to labour inherent in every man’s body can be used for production, is the master of those who are not so privileged; he, and he alone, is able to make use of this labour-power, which, on the other hand, is the only commodity by means of which his “capital,” that is to say, the accumulated product of past labour, can be made productive to him. He therefore buys the labour-power of those who are bare of capital and can only live by selling it to him; his purpose in this transaction is to increase his capital, to make it breed. NO HALF MEASURES WILL HELP US HERE IT HAS BEEN SAID ALREADY THAT OUR PRESENT JOYLESS LABOUR AND OUR LIVES SCARED AND ANXIOUS AS THE LIFE OF A HUNTED BEAST ARE FORCED UPON US BY THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF PRODUCING FOR THE PROFIT OF THE PRIVILEGED CLASSES IT IS NECESSARY TO STATE WHAT THIS MEANS UNDER THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF WAGES IN CAPITAL THE MANUFACTURER MOST ABSURDLY SO CALLED SINCE A MANUFACTURER MEANS A PERSON WHO MAKES WITH HIS HANDS HAVING A MONOPOLY OF THE MEANS WHEREBY THE POWER TO LABOR INHERENT IN EVERY MAN'S BODY CAN BE USED FOR PRODUCTION IS THE MASTER OF THOSE WHO ARE NOT SO PRIVILEGED HE AND HE ALONE IS ABLE TO MAKE USE OF THIS LABOUR POWER WHICH ON THE OTHER HAND IS THE ONLY COMMODITY BY MEANS OF WHICH HIS CAPITAL THAT IS TO SAY THE ACCUMULATED PRODUCT OF PAST LABOUR CAN BE MADE PRODUCTIVE TO HIM HE THEREFORE BUYS THE LABOUR POWER OF THOSE WHO ARE BARE OF CAPITAL AND CAN ONLY LIVE BY SELLING IT TO HIM HIS PURPOSE IN THIS TRANSACTION IS TO INCREASE HIS CAPITAL TO MAKE IT BREED
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