They may not have the capital to do so. That doesn't mean they're not aggrieved....

08-15 · on Aug 30, 2018

In other words, the employees can't generate the same surplus value without the company. So the company did in fact generate some of it, so the profit isn't stolen at all, it's earned.

Marx has been dead for 135 years, and people still parrot his confused ramblings without thinking. Amazing.

tmnvix · on Aug 30, 2018

> So the company did in fact generate some of it, so the profit isn't stolen at all, it's earned.

It is common to refer to this as unearned income because it is income received by virtue of ownership not work.

08-15 · on Aug 31, 2018

Doesn't matter, it still isn't stolen. Redefining the meaning of words doesn't magically turn confused ramblings into wisdom.