Those who produce should have, but we know that those who produce the most - that is, those who work hardest, and at the most difficult and most menial tasks, have the least.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Those who produce the most often receive the least compensation.
- In plain terms
- Hard workers get the least money while others get the most.
- What can you take from it?
- Economic rewards often do not match labor contributed.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How should value be distributed?
- Who decides wages?
Another view
It simplifies complex market dynamics into a moral binary.
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