Advantage Quote by Edward Carpenter

Surplus money allows some people to exercise inordinate power over others: in the workplace; in politics; and above all in the capture, use and…

— George Monbiot

“The owner of the means of production is in a position to purchase the labor power of the worker. By using the means of…

— Albert Einstein

Surplus-value and the rate of surplus-value are... the invisible essence to be investigated, whereas the rate of profit and hence the form of surplus-value…

— Karl Marx

The surplus wealth we have gained to some extent at least belongs to our fellow beings; we are only the temporary custodians of our…

— Jacob Schiff

Thus the labour of a manufacture adds, generally, to the value of the materials which he works upon, that of his own maintenance, and…

— Adam Smith

“Managers receiving hundreds of thousands a year—and setting their compensation for themselves—are not being paid wages, they are appropriating surplus value in the guise…

— Michael Harrington

“Capitalism is marked by a division between classes, with one class holding private ownership of the means of production, and another class forced to…

— Bob Torres

If people do not consume their whole incomes, the non-consumed surplus can be invested, it increases the amount of capital goods available and thereby…

— Ludwig von Mises

“Capitalism always draws from the cheap labor pool; the profit is greater when the expense is limited”

— Michael Schwalbe

The truth is, you leave this world with nothing. What you are is a temporary administrator, and you must administer well... the wealth in…

— Carlos Slim

Capitalism arose and took off its pajamas. Another day, another dollar. Each man is valued at what he will bring in the marketplace. Meaning…

— Donald Barthelme

“Take the example of our spinner. We have seen that, to daily reproduce his labouring power, he must daily reproduce a value of three…

— Karl Marx