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Unskilled labor doesn’t exist

There is a myth that the world has bought into, especially in America, and it is the myth of unskilled labor. There is no such thing, all work requires skill but the idea has appeal to those whose labor is more technical or requires extensive education. All labor requires skill but we have been sold the idea that some jobs are more valuable to society than others and that performing some jobs makes you as an individual less valuable to society; it is an idea that has been used for centuries to keep the working class down and to keep them from seeing that they are the true masters of the economy. What would happen if all of the vegetable and fruit harvesting workers went on strike? There would be shortages and it would be a national emergency there would be panic. What if all of the trash collectors went…


There is a myth that the world has bought into, especially in America, and it is the myth of unskilled labor. There is no such thing, all work requires skill but the idea has appeal to those whose labor is more technical or requires extensive education. All labor requires skill but we have been sold the idea that some jobs are more valuable to society than others and that performing some jobs makes you as an individual less valuable to society; it is an idea that has been used for centuries to keep the working class down and to keep them from seeing that they are the true masters of the economy. What would happen if all of the vegetable and fruit harvesting workers went on strike? There would be shortages and it would be a national emergency there would be panic. What if all of the trash collectors went on strike? We would have a public health crisis as trash piled up. There is no unskilled labor all labor has value and should be rewarded in an equitable manner.

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