Wieso es keinen gerechten Lohn gibt! – Ep. 311

"A fair wage for a fair day's work," demanded the unions in the days of Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx. Even today, this call for a fair wage can be heard again and again – from workers, union members, or politicians. But what is a fair wage, anyway? Is it fair that some earn more and others less? Isn't this an attempt to rationalize inequality that is ultimately untenable? Often, unequal wages are justified by the respective qualifications of the workers. But this is a peculiar category: While differences can still be identified based on the length of training, comparing different jobs is hardly possible. Especially since it doesn't seem as if all the millionaires earning income are incredibly qualified. Marx and Engels, despite all their sympathy for the unions, radically questioned the idea underlying the demand for fair pay. Ole Nymoen and Wolfgang M. Schmitt take up this issue in the new episode of "Prosperity for All." Literature: Friedrich Engels: "A Just Day's Wage for a Just Day's Work," available online at: https://dhspriory.org/kenny/PhilTexts.... GegenStandpunkt: "Who Earns How Much and Why? Against Moralism in the Question of Income," available online at: https://de.gegenstandpunkt.com/artike.... Gilles Campagnolo/Thomas Marxhausen: "Just Wage," in: Historical-Critical Dictionary of Marxism, available online at: https://www.inkrit.de/e_inkritpedia/e.... Karl Marx: "Wages, Price and Profit," available online at: https://marx-wirklich-studieren.net/w.... Dates: Wolfgang can be seen in Frankfurt on August 23rd: https://diekaes.reservix.de/tickets-d... diekaes.reservix.de You can listen to our additional content on Apple Podcasts, Steady, and Patreon. Thank you! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast... Patreon:   / oleundwolfgang   Steady: https://steadyhq.com/de/oleundwolfgan...