Marxist Labor Theory of Value
Fundamental questions for every society are who and how wealth is created because the answers determine how wealth is distributed among individuals and groups. Radicals frequently use the labor theory of value to justify their answers. Compare absolute and relative surplus values by dragging the pointer over the image.
1) On average, U.S. customers had to shell out the equivalent of 27 weeks' wages for cars in 1995 -- up from 23 weeks in 1985 and 18 weeks in 1975.
2) On average, U.S. workers are seven times better off in the 1990s than workers were in the 1890s because productivity is seven times higher.
3) Motorola calculates that it gets a return of $33 for every $1 it invests in education for its workers.
4) From 2002-2005, USA corporate profits rose 60 percent while wage income by only 10 percent.
