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Question 94: Give another example where the same thing has two different effects. Can you identify, in your example, two different aspects of the thing which are responsible for these different effects.

[150] Tink: In section 1.2, Marx discussus the double character of labor. He determines that labor has two distinctly different effects, “namely, the commodity's use-value and value” (Annontations pg 47). Having two such different effects must be the result of of an aspect within the cause (labor). Another large example of this concept would be the effects of war. War has very striking effects on a nation. War is very expensive for a nation and will most likely cause a government to go into debt. The very same war that causes such debt for a nation will also require much labor, generate many jobs, and thus stimulate the economy and bolster revenue. The different aspects of war which create such effects are the need for the large amounts of manpower, machinery and technology, which causes massive spending. Also is the need for people to manufacture weapons, design and test strategies, and other aids which in turn create jobs and stimulate the economy.

War illustrates another thing, that like labor, has two different effects created by two different aspects within the cause. Just like within the labor process there are both concrete useful labor and abstract human labor, within war there is necessity of massive spending and debt, and also a creation of wealth in new jobs, and an economy booster.

Hans: Beyond these economic effects, the human suffering connected with every war also deserve to be called “striking” effects of war.

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