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A wage is the portion of value produced by a worker that is kept, while the surplus value is appropriated by a capitalist. It obscures the distinction between necessary and surplus labour and makes all labour appear to be paid.[1]
References
- ↑ Karl Marx (1867). Capital: 'The Transformation of the Value (and Respective Price) of Labour-Power into Wages; Money'. Moscow: Progress Publishers.