The problem with ‘work or starve’

08/05/2024 Soham Patil

Critics of capitalism claim that private enterprise gives workers the unhappy choice of either working difficult, low-paying jobs or outright starving. The claim is false and the history of capitalism tells a different story.

Original Article: The problem with ‘work or starve’

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