Yeah, when it comes to socialism, should be known that it isn’t just wage leveling. Especially early on and without automation, some people will make more than others.
We’re talking about a difference of the 1% owning about 15% of the wealth (as was the average during the Soviet Union’s lifetime) vs. 1% to 60% (as is the case in contemporary Amerika). Doctors will likely make more than janitors for a long time.
Wage equalization is a protracted struggle, and a sign of the deterioration of the class structure as income disparity shrinks. It’s a process.
It’s a common accusation or hypothetical presented by anti-coms: why should a doctor who spent 8 years in school make more than an entry-level job? Well, we’re not talking about immediate wage equalization. We’re talking about workers setting their own wages collectively, and when workers control and plan the economy, we’ll have a far more rational wage disparity. We already see this with profitable worker co-ops that can afford to charge ludicriously low prices for their services yet still afford to pay their employees well, oftentimes far better than bourgeois industries.
Yeah, when it comes to socialism, should be known that it isn’t just wage leveling. Especially early on and without automation, some people will make more than others.
We’re talking about a difference of the 1% owning about 15% of the wealth (as was the average during the Soviet Union’s lifetime) vs. 1% to 60% (as is the case in contemporary Amerika). Doctors will likely make more than janitors for a long time.
Wage equalization is a protracted struggle, and a sign of the deterioration of the class structure as income disparity shrinks. It’s a process.
It’s a common accusation or hypothetical presented by anti-coms: why should a doctor who spent 8 years in school make more than an entry-level job? Well, we’re not talking about immediate wage equalization. We’re talking about workers setting their own wages collectively, and when workers control and plan the economy, we’ll have a far more rational wage disparity. We already see this with profitable worker co-ops that can afford to charge ludicriously low prices for their services yet still afford to pay their employees well, oftentimes far better than bourgeois industries.
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