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When skilled labour is wanted, and the labourer has consequently cost more to produce, and is rarer to be found, the price of the article is higher: as also when the commodity labour takes to thinking and remembers that after all it is also men, and as aforesaid holds out threats to the masters; in that case they for their part generally think it prudent to give way, when the competition of the market allows them to do so, and so the standard of livelihood for the workers rises. WHEN SKILLED LABOR IS WANTED AND THE LABORER HAS CONSEQUENTLY COST MORE TO PRODUCE AND IS RARER TO BE FOUND THE PRICE OF THE ARTICLE IS HIGHER AS ALSO WHEN THE COMMODITY LABOR TAKES TO THINKING AND REMEMBERS THAT AFTER ALL IT IS ALSO MEN AND AS AFORESAID HOLDS OUT THREATS TO THE MASTERS IN THAT CASE THEY FOR THEIR PART GENERALLY THINK IT PRUDENT TO GIVE WAY WHEN THE COMPETITION OF THE MARKET ALLOWS THEM TO DO SO AND SO THE STANDARD OF LIVELIHOOD FOR THE WORKERS RISES
chinery, &c., for leave to work that they may live. The possessing class (as for short we will call them) are quite prepared to grant this leave, and indeed they must grant it if they are to use the labour-power of the non-possessing class for their own advantage, which is their special privilege. But that privilege enables them to _compel_ the non-possessing class to sell them their labour-power on terms which ensure the continuance of their monopoly. These terms are at the outset very simple. The possessing class, or masters, allow the men just so much of the wealth produced by their labour as will give them such a livelihood as is considered necessary at the time, and will permit them to breed and rear children to a working age: that is the simple condition of the “bargain” which obtains when the labour-power required is low in quality, what is called unskilled labour, and when the workers are too weak or ignorant to combine so as to threaten the masters with some form of rebellion. T IS THE LAND MACHINERY ET CETERA FOR LEAVE TO WORK THAT THEY MAY LIVE THE POSSESSING CLASS AS FOR SHORT WE WILL CALL THEM ARE QUITE PREPARED TO GRANT THIS LEAVE AND INDEED THEY MUST GRANT IT IF THEY ARE TO USE THE LABOUR POWER OF THE NON POSSESSING CLASS FOR THEIR OWN ADVANTAGE WHICH IS THEIR SPECIAL PRIVILEGE BUT THAT PRIVILEGE ENABLES THEM TO COMPEL THE NON POSSESSING CLASS TO SELL THEM THEIR LABOUR POWER ON TERMS WHICH ENSURE THE CONTINUANCE OF THEIR MONOPOLY THESE TERMS ARE AT THE OUTSET VERY SIMPLE THE POSSESSING CLASS OR MASTERS ALLOW THE MEN JUST SO MUCH OF THE WEALTH PRODUCED BY THEIR LABOUR AS WILL GIVE THEM SUCH A LIVELIHOOD AS IS CONSIDERED NECESSARY AT THE TIME AND WILL PERMIT THEM TO BREED AND REAR CHILDREN TO A WORKING AGE THAT IS THE SIMPLE CONDITION OF THE BARGAIN WHICH OBTAINS WHEN THE LABOUR POWER REQUIRED IS LOW IN QUALITY WHAT IS CALLED UNSKILLED LABOR AND WHEN THE WORKERS ARE TOO WEAK OR IGNORANT TO COMBINE SO AS TO THREATEN THE MASTERS WITH SOME FORM OF REBELLION
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