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Your Boss Says You Can't Have a Raise. This Pamphlet Is Your Answer.
What if your struggle for a higher wage wasn't just a simple request, but a fundamental challenge to the entire economic system? This is the powerful and practical argument at the heart of Karl Marx's classic work.
Delivered as a speech to fellow union organizers, "Wages, Price and Profit" was written to arm the working class with an unstoppable economic logic. When a colleague argued that fighting for better pay was pointless—because bosses would just raise prices—Marx dismantled this defeatist myth piece by piece.
He reveals the real engine of capitalism: the hidden struggle in every working hour over who gets the wealth your labor creates. This isn't just theory; it's a tool. Marx proves that:
- Wage struggles are not futile—they are a necessary defense against the constant pressure to lower your living standards.
- Profit is not a reward for the boss's risk—it is the portion of the value you produce that they take.
More than just justifying the fight for a fair day's pay, Marx issues a bold call to action. The real goal, he argues, is to move from defensive battles to a transformative war. Don't just fight for a bigger slice of the pie. Fight for the bakery.
This is the essential handbook that turns a wage claim into a revolutionary act.
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GenrePolitics and Government, History, Philosophy
Length2 hrs 15 mins
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Table of contents
1By Marx for Cactus:
2Preliminary
3I. Production and Wages
4II. Production, Wages, Profits
5III. Wages and Currency
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6IV. Supply and Demand
7V. Wages and Prices
8VI. Value and Labour
9VII. Labouring Power
10VIII. Production of Surplus Value
11IX. Value of Labour
12X. Profit is Made by Selling a Commodity at its Value
13XI. The Different Parts into Which Surplus Value is Decomposed
14XII. General Relation of Profits, Wages and Prices
15XIII. Main Cases of Attempts at Raising Wages or Resisting Their Fall
16XIV. The Struggle Between Capital and Labour and its Results
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