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[31] Pinky: Skilled vs. unskilled labor values per hour. In response to this dilemma, Marx theorizes that “a smaller amount of
complicated labor is equal to a bigger amount of simple labor.” He
states that “...the magnitude of the value of a commodity represents
nothing but the quantity of labor embodied in it, ...all commodities,
when taken in the right proportions, must be equal in value.”
Based on this, I would believe that Marx's answer to the question
would be yes. In Marx's view, one hour of unskilled labor would be
equal to an hour of skilled labor because the unskilled laborer is
able to turn out a larger quantity of something that, despite its
lesser value, is produced in greater quantities because of the lack
of skill it requires. Additionally, though one hour of work
performed by a skilled laborer may produce something of greater
value, because it required skill, the laborer was not able to produce
as much. |
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