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| Question 55: What are the implications of the false assertion that labor is the only source of use values? |
| [94] Ann: Yes it is a false assertion to say that “labor is the only source of use values.” There is a variety of human life on this earth and therefore many different ways of viewing society. Obtaining material wealth is not a main issue for many people. Environmentalists and “nature lovers” would view the wealth they receive from nature as their top use value and not the wealth they receive from labor. |
| Hans: You are taking things too much for granted. Without labor, present or past, we would be roaming the jungle. |
| [94] Ann: Personally, there are a variety of things that I would consider as use values. The use values I receive from friends, relatives, and activities are far greater than what I receive from the wealth obtained by the labor I have produced. But, in contrast I am a college student and I receive most of my wealth through my parents. My use values will change when I am obtaining all of my wealth through labor I produce myself. |
| Hans: Actually the question ws already assuming that it is understood that labor is not the only source of use values, but that, as Marx says in the readings, labor is its father and nature its mother. But some radical Union types say: we workers re producing all the wealth. Marx disagrees and he says that this is a slogan which backfires. How? |
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