From 4d7f53a4d2b8166d65417f8fba2dad6f53e06cd9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dessalines Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2017 16:04:43 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update crash_course_socialism.md --- crash_course_socialism.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/crash_course_socialism.md b/crash_course_socialism.md index 58084c2..df7ebb1 100644 --- a/crash_course_socialism.md +++ b/crash_course_socialism.md @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Capitalists use the surplus to [push out competitors](https://en.wikipedia.org/w [Wage workers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oztdRo9GLLk) are **completely dependent** on selling their labor power to those in control of production in order to gain access to the necessities of life (money for food, shelter, clothing, etc). Its similarities to chattel slavery has lead many to term wage work as [wage slavery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wage_slavery), with voluntary employment being simply a false choice between **one exploiter or another**. -Technological advancements, instead of benefiting workers, result in decreased or stagnant wages, worsening bargaining power, or mass layoffs. For example, a machine that replaces 10 workers results in their firing, resulting in a benefit for the machine owner, and a economic hardship to the fired workers. +Technological advancements, instead of benefiting workers, result in decreased or stagnant wages, worsening bargaining power, or **mass layoffs**. For example, a machine that replaces 10 workers results in their firing, resulting in a benefit for the machine owner, and an economic hardship to the fired workers. ###History, and Human Nature