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What in the world was Karl Marx talking about?

Asked by Allie (17541points) October 3rd, 2008

Can someone explain to me in simple terms what Karl Marx was saying when he talked about private property and its relationship with labor (as talked about in Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844). As I understand it it has something to do with how people are turned into a commodity and devalued and how with the exchange of private property people are separated into the have and the have-not groups. Is this at all right, or completely off? Am I missing something?

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