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Economics for a New Year

Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff

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Work Is Awkward

In the language of economics, it's a disutility. Labor is something you don't want to do. Well then why does labor happen? Why do people work? Answer. Although they can consume. You endure labor a bad thing to get the good thing consumption. That's what we teach people. But of course, that's not necessarily true. If the workplace were made a place of beauty, where you have lots of time to interact with your fellow workers,you would love to go to work. There's no reason that your joys, your needs are not met at work. What a crazy idea to say work is awful. Don't expect anything from it. We make

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