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  Question 76: Why is labor measured here by labor-time, and not by counting how many movements were made, or by the drops of sweat of the laborer, or by the discomfort of the laborer?   
  [110] BonzoIsGod: Measurement of labor.   Marx measures labor by time for not only the simplicity, but also the equality. Using time as the standard of measurement makes things easily defined. The equality aspect comes with the reality of differences in skill levels, pace of work, etc., of different employees. Someone that was teaching a class for 8 hours probably did not exert as much physical energy as a worker on a manufacturing floor. Therefore, examining each field of work separately by drops of sweat or movements made poses an inequality in labor forces. Simply saying that Joe taught for 8 hours and Tom installed parts for 8 hours makes the equation an equal one.   
 
 
 
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