“In capitalism, profit happens when the capitalist pays labour x for their labour which is worth x+p. p then is profit.” My personal opinion on this statement is most closely described by:

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This is fine - without profit there is no capitalism and it is capitalism that bring wealth to humanity as a whole.

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That is a really interesting perspective which I hadn’t thought about before.

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Rubbish.

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So what you are saying is that profit is the result of expropriation without compensation? I can see the truth in this when I look at who gets rich and who gets poor.

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Rubbish. Profit comes from innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit.

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