[Marxism] work-needs

[John A Imani <johnaimani@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

<<Message: 6 Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:56:34 -0400 
From: "S. Artesian" <sartesian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
Subject: Re: [Marxism] work-needs To: "Activists and scholars in Marxist 
tradition" <marxism@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

â...if workers in a shoe factory make 1000 pairs of shoes in 8 hours; and 
workers in a steel plant make 2.5 tons of steel in 8 hours, those values are 
equivalent, and if workers in another factory make 1 ton of specialty steel, 
that's equivalent also. And if workers in a different shoe factory make only 
500 pairs of specially designed orthopedic shoes, that mass is equivalent. 
Use-value is dependent upon use. Equivalence is based on labor-time. Payments 
are equal, since the labor-time is equal.â                        
I have been able to follow this most interesting debate only sporadically but 
there are two things wrong with the above:

1.  Making the assumption that the contributions of constant capital, in the 
differing indudtries, to the value-products would differ; and,

2. Doing the same as regards the differing labor-powers involved; then

A.  The products of the different industries would differ in value: and,

B. The value-added (newly by labors) would themselves also differ.


This is entirely consistent with the labor theory of value as the constant 
capital has to be replaced and the labor-powers replicated.

JAI

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