It's clear that people are exchanging their labor/skills for money. Your parent is referring to where that money comes from and why some people have it, while o

It's clear that people are exchanging their labor/skills for money. Your parent is referring to where that money comes from and why some people have it, while others must exchange their labor/skills for it. It's pretty clear that capital is running away with the game right now. Until that's rectified, your argument about exchanging labor and skills for money makes your parent's point rather than negating it. That is, the exchange is only free among parties with relatively equal power (at least collectively). And, if it's not a free exchange then your point is moot.