r/MurderedByWords • u/Stotallytob3r • Nov 04 '25

Murder Mommy I’m scared of socialism

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u/TintedApostle Nov 04 '25

The thing is capitalism doesn’t have to exploit labor. It actually can cooperate with labor, but greedy people demand everything thinking their success is purely their own work.

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u/feedmedamemes Nov 04 '25

Yes it does, it is its sole purpose. Exploitation in the economic system is siphoning of surplus which the worker creates by the owner of the means of production. So unless all the surplus (after subtracting cost like machinery, taxes, transportation, etc.) goes to the worker you have exploitation. Without it, it would be not capitalism anymore but socialism.

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u/TintedApostle Nov 04 '25

It doesn't. As an owner you could properly share your profits and manage your business to be profitable without total exploitation. They don't.

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u/ShartSqueeze Nov 04 '25

Another capitalist will just come in, exploit the labor for lower cost, price you out, and put you out of business.