• lemony@lemmy.161.social
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      3 years ago

      Yes. The emphasis is on work to LIVE here. If you don’t need to work to live, your capital “works” for you.

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        3 years ago

        I’m really trying to understand your point, but still don’t see the conclusion. I have to breathe to live. So am I a worker or a breather?

        They’re not exclusive at all. Maybe I’m working so I can earn capital and retire - at which point I’m living without working, but still a capitalist.

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          3 years ago

          You might aspire to be a capitalist, but you are not one at that point in time.

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            3 years ago

            Consider someone works to live, but puts excess cash into various mutual funds that invest in companies on their behalf. Things like their car, electronics, and stock are all capital.

            I had to verify with Google to make sure I wasn’t going crazy, but it seems like that person would be both a worker and a capitalist

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    Universal obligation to work is introduced for the purpose of eliminating the parasitic strata of society and organizing the economic life of the country.

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    the Republic, and proclaims as its motto: ‘He shall not eat who does not work.’