From 6c4ebd02f9f2a913486a5aaeda9f1a598e65fb7d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dessalines Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 09:05:31 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Making wage chart big. --- crash_course_socialism.md | 6 +++++- socialism_faq.md | 1 + 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/crash_course_socialism.md b/crash_course_socialism.md index 355cae9..43b1785 100755 --- a/crash_course_socialism.md +++ b/crash_course_socialism.md @@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ The [means of production](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Means_of_production) are In a capitalist society the means of production are owned and controlled privately, by those that can afford them (the capitalist, aka those with capital). Production is carried out to **benefit the capitalist** (production for profit). Workers are paid a wage, and **receive that amount regardless of how much value they produce**. Socialists call this difference the [surplus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surplus_value), profit, unpaid labor, exploitation, or **wage theft**. -`Wage Theft = Worker Value Added - Wage Paid` [image](https://i.imgur.com/Dsmp9Jy.png) +`Wage Theft = Worker Value Added - Wage Paid` + +![image](https://i.imgur.com/Dsmp9Jy.png) A 1983 report by England national income and expenditures found that on average, **26 minutes of every hour worked** (or 43% of labor value added) by English workers across a wide range of industries went to various exploiting or unproductive groups, with workers receiving only *57% of their pre-tax productive output as wages*[1](http://ricardo.ecn.wfu.edu/~cottrell/socialism_book/new_socialism.pdf). In other words, at least **40% of the work you do every day is stolen by Capitalists.** @@ -324,6 +326,8 @@ Past and present socialist/anarchist societies include - [Revolutionary Cataloni - [The Murder of Fred Hampton](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6-JVliecLo) - [The Revolution will not be televised (Chavez and Venezuela)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id--ZFtjR5c) - [A place called Chiapas (EZLN)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0145394/?ref_=ttls_li_tt) +- [Loyal Citizens of Pyongyang in Seoul (서울의 평양 시민들)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktE_3PrJZO0) +- [The Haircut - A North Korean Adventure](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BO83Ig-E8E) # Organizations ## Parties / Groups - [List of Anticapitalist Organizations](anticapitalist_orgs.md#organizations) diff --git a/socialism_faq.md b/socialism_faq.md index 378f248..46c9bf2 100644 --- a/socialism_faq.md +++ b/socialism_faq.md @@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ - Philanthro-capitalism undermines local communities, dismantling their democracy and autonomy in health care, by making them fully dependent on US billionaires, who are completely unnaccountable. - Philanthrocapitalists are currently rushing to take power in a system of global health and population control. Bill Gates warned of “huge population growth in *places where we don’t want it*, like Yemen and Pakistan and parts of Africa.”, echoing overpopulation fears that have inspired eugenicists since the time of Malthus. Population control is a form of social control, directly targeting the bodies and dignity of poor people, conditioning them to believe that life’s most intimate decisions are outside of their competence and control. - Elite charitable funds are a legal means of **tax avoidance**. Under US law, investments in charitable foundations are tax-free; moreover, investors are not required to sell their stock positions and may continue to vote their shares without restriction. By sheltering foundations, the US Treasury effectively co-finances the activities of Gates foundation and its investors. + - [Used philanthropy as a front to generate profits for businesses in the agricultural and health sectors. ](https://mobile.edweek.org/c.jsp?cid=25920011&item=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.edweek.org%2Fv1%2Fblog%2F60%2Findex.html%3Fuuid%3D25408) - [Citations Needed - The Not-So-Benevolent Billionaire - Bill Gates and Western Media.](https://soundcloud.com/citationsneeded/episode-45-the-not-so-benevolent-billionaire-bill-gates-and-western-media) - [Post from a web developer about Microsoft's monopoly practices in the 1990s.](https://www.reddit.com/r/ragecomics/comments/11c1t1/internet_explorer_rfunny_said_i_should_post_it/c6lbhu2/) - [Microsoft crimes masterpost.](https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/microsoft.md)