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"Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the s
by diogenescynic 15y ago
"Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration." - Abe Lincoln
- ef4 15y agoLincoln was just pandering. If you want to see what labor looks like without access to capital, check out rural Africa. In reality labor and capital are completely symbiotic. At least until the robots take over.