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The first twist is in the theory of disribution. [...] In fact, the well-known neoclassical doctrine that "without interference" markets will function perfectly (or "clear") is also known as "demand theory". The second twist is in the theory of value: while the classicals took capitalist value, the…

In fact, the well-known neoclassical doctrine that "without interference" markets will function perfectly (or "clear") is also known as "demand theory".

[...] The whole point of paying workers well is to keep the system going--in fact, there is a theory in orthodox economics that says this is exactly what "fair" wages do. So as a social justice strategy, wage demands are key. As a social transformation strategy, they are insufficient.

Yet it mus…

[...] If higher wages were all that is necessary, Marx would have been no more than a wordy and over-philosophical union activist. The problems, however, are much bigger: the wage relation and capitalist social relations themselves. The point is not to redistribute capitalist value, but to overcome…