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Wages are produced by the labor they pay for and should rise with the number of laborers, other things equal
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What Henry George actually said
- Henry George American political economist (1839 to 1897)
This examination shows that the current doctrine of wages is founded upon a misconception; that, in truth, wages are produced by the labor for which they are paid, and should, other things being equal, increase with the number of laborers.
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↗Progress and Poverty (1879; Memorial Edition)gutenberg.org
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