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    elaboration: ownership + people = human captial, the most valuable form of capital, that fact is not lost on capatalists. Sure people are actually paid more often then not for labour, a few cents a day technically makes you employed but that's not really the point. Not to mention "wage slaves" or various other forms of slavery, it makes it increasly difficult to consider yourself a 'free' individual the more you're dependant on abstracted forms of wealth like credit or are in the absolute service of some larger entity for your survival. Not to mention that a lot of money people earn is spent on more things that a small minorty profit from even more subsequently making your life as a consumer in the servatude of this 'master' the capatilist machine.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sma…

    Human capital is talked about in this book a little. But it's more about natural resources and unsustainable economies.

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    • ok elaborate then
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    • I don't buy the whole enslavement bit... I do stuff for people, they pay me.. its fair.ribit
    • If I don't like what they pay me, or don't like the job, I go do something else...ribit
    • good for you. forget the millions who have no power in the least for how or what they work for. sort of my point from above.
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    • ...above.
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    • sure there's people in some countries and systems who don't have many choices...ribit
    • .. its the 'consumers in servitude to capitalist machine' bit I think is overblown, coming from creative professionals..ribit
    • like millions? china loves capitalism just check out their factories
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    • call me wat you want it doesn't stop the fact that we're wealthy because millions are forced to work
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    • I'm a 'creative' but i'm also a business man, i know a shit deal when i see one.
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