The "Reason" to Celebrate Labor Day

Posted by mshupe 1 year, 1 month ago to Philosophy
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From the article, "Most of today’s intellectuals, influenced by several generations of Marxist political philosophy, still believe that wealth is created by sheer physical toil. But the high standard of living we enjoy today is not due to our musculature and physical stamina. Many animals have been much stronger. We owe our relative affluence not to muscle power, but to brain power."
SOURCE URL: https://www.capitalismmagazine.com/2022/09/labor-day-celebrate-mind/


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  • Posted by mccannon01 1 year, 1 month ago
    Nice article. Thanks, mshupe. Alas, Labor Day celebrates those who assemble widgets, not those who invented them.
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    • Posted by 1 year, 1 month ago
      Well, not exactly. It is people who celebrate, and in that context, you're right about many people. However, like Independence Day, I doubt there's a majority of Americans who really know what the holiday is intended to commemorate. Regardless, the purpose of this post is to help readers educate others about an alternative purpose for Labor Day; one that is moral and objective. For example, "Contrary to the Marxist premise that wealth is created by laborers and “exploited” by those at the top of the pyramid of ability, it is those at the top, the best and the brightest, who increase the value of the labor of those at the bottom. Under capitalism, even a man who has nothing to trade but physical labor gains a huge advantage by leveraging the fruits of minds more creative than his."
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