Is Your Job Actually Socialism?*

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If capitalism is the "American Way", shouldn't ALL Americans be capitalists?

Capitalism is based on the premise of making a profit... how much "profit" did you make at your job today?

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If you did not make a profit, then what IS your job? If it is not capitalism, does that mean it is socialism?

To your employer, your job (thus you) is an expense (cost of labor) needed to generate profit.

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Consider your salary or hourly wage...

a) If you get paid an annual salary, your salary is divided into 52 equal payments

- which is an equal distribution of your salary.

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b) If you get paid an hourly wage, you get paid the same amount for every hour of your labor.

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An equal distribution of wealth and getting paid the same amount every pay cycle sounds more like socialism.

It seems capitalists use a socialist approach when it comes to paying for their labor.

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* The purpose of the above analysis is to make people think and is open to interpretation.

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