by Parcival » Mon Nov 19, 2012 4:48 pm
The problem is that in a capitalist system, the societal benefits of free labor are not fairly distributed. In the case at hand the employer is getting the full benefit. That resulted in part from Occasus's decision to approach the employer, rather than Stan, about volunteering his labor. Had he gone to work for Stan, Stan could have had a life of leisure while keeping his salary. Or he could have embarked on a new career risk free.
The fair result is somewhere between the two extremes, but the system has no way to fairly allocate the savings.
The problem is that in a capitalist system, the societal benefits of free labor are not fairly distributed. In the case at hand the employer is getting the full benefit. That resulted in part from Occasus's decision to approach the employer, rather than Stan, about volunteering his labor. Had he gone to work for Stan, Stan could have had a life of leisure while keeping his salary. Or he could have embarked on a new career risk free.
The fair result is somewhere between the two extremes, but the system has no way to fairly allocate the savings.