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[118] Jake: 20 yards of linen When Marx made the relationship between the yards of linen being
equal to a coat, he was making a relationship between two commodities
that were to have no relation in use values. So when analyzing each side
of the equation, one can see that if the value of 20 yards of linen has
the same value of say 10 bags of potatoes a relationship can be made
between the potatoes and a coat to form an equality. If 1 coat carries
the same value as 10 bags of potatoes then the two commodities are equal
and the equation of 20 yards of linen = 1 coat becomes true. The point
is that no matter what the good is, it can have a relational value with
other goods no matter how different the uses may be. |
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