I need 5 examples that it does, and 5 that it doesnt because I have to argue both sides.
2007-10-22 12:07:26 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Oh good, I'm not the only one coming here for help on this assignment. But I really have no clue; I'm still trying to figure this thing out. xD Its very hard to find 'professional' sources.
Here are some of the sources I found to be (somewhat) useful.
http://www.irregulartimes.com/saipan.html
http://www.whywork.org/about/faq/wageslave.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lincolns/nation/es_wages.html
http://www.bradfordschools.net/content/view/3519/738/
You may be able to get info from here, but I wouldn't quote it.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x756662
If you have a way to log in to JSTOR, that might be helpful. I'll email you if I find any other links tonight.
...Wow, there are a lot of people saying it doesn't exist. o_O
2007-10-22 17:24:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
As defined by communist dogma, no, wage slavery doesn't exist in the US, as Americans have too many rights as workers (legal protections, collective bargaining, etc), and too many alternate sources of subsistance (charitable organizations, public assistance, thriving black market).
As used in common parlance - any wage low enough that you cannot save or otherwise advance your economic position beyond mere day to day existance - though, it's quite common for Americans to live 'paycheck to paycheck.'
2007-10-22 19:19:37 · answer #2 · answered by B.Kevorkian 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Getting paid under 20 dollars in hour is a slave wage.
One needs to make more than that p/hour to make it here in America.
If you don't make 20 dollars an hour, you are most likely to be working 2 or more jobs to make ends meet.
Thanks to inflation of the dollar, people now have to work longer and harder just to get by anymore.
It wasn't more than 30 years ago, a single job could just about pay for anything a person or family needs.
2007-10-22 19:13:05 · answer #3 · answered by suanniiq 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
No. OF COURSE NOT.
Half your argument would be Communist Propaganda.
I was an Union Member before you were born.
There is No Wage Slavery.
EXCEPT: We Union Members pay Union Dues every month of the year.
We have no Choice. There is No Freedom.
Our Union Dues are divided up between:
1. Corrupt Union Bosses
2. Organized Crime
3. The Democrat Party
(Please don't mis-understand. I love my little Local. Good People. I always join the Union and help.)
These "thumbs down votes" on my Answer, I love. They are not Union People. They probably have never held a job.
I've been a good Union Steward longer than they have lived. I've been at the head of strikes. I've been on the Union Grievance Committee. And I've negotiated Contracts.
(They are probably Welfare Democrats who have never worked a day in their life.)
2007-10-22 19:12:28 · answer #4 · answered by wolf 6 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Yes it does,
but that's a pretty tall order!
It's too much like a homework assignment.
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try this place: http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/;_ylt=Ak1klH0npm53pCMMaesrRG2.xQt.;_ylv=3?link=list&sid=396545134
2007-10-22 19:11:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
do you think it would be cheaper to pay someone minimum wage and let them fend for themselves or feed them, cloth them, house them and take care of their medical needs. Id say minimum wage.
2007-10-22 19:17:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, of course.
So does actual slavery.
Although both are illegal.
2007-10-22 19:17:36 · answer #7 · answered by Think 1st 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There is no such thing as "wage slavery."
2007-10-22 19:10:06 · answer #8 · answered by Major Deek 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋