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Old Nov 17, 2017 | 4:42 pm
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Originally Posted by JackE
OK, let's see how that works out. I order a $400 bottle and leave $25. You order a $100 bottle and leave $20.

1. How much more did the waiter make serving you compared to serving me?

2. How much tax revenue did you leave to fund social services, etc, compared to me?

3. How much money was available to the workers who created the wine you ordered compared to me?

4. How much profit did the wineries make for the wine you ordered compared to me?

5. How much did you enjoy your wine compared to me?
1) it doesn't matter

2) it doesn't matter

3) it doesn't matter

4) it doesn't matter

5) it doesn't matter

It's weird that your argument here essentially boils down to some marxian labor theory of value baloney.
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