It doesn’t work

Guy Marsh wrote “The writer’s story (that he commented on) is a quintessential example of the commodification of labor power and, therefore, human beings objectification within the capitalist system.” What on earth does that mean?

I cannot understand why he is demonizing those that employ others. It is not true that employers treat all labor like commodities. Workers in California/America enjoy the highest standard of living in the world with the best benefits. Workers in California/America can work where and for whom they want. Workers in California/America can leave a job if it does not suit them. This is not the set of the movie “1984.”

Politics aside, Mr. Marsh seems to be advocating communism or Venesuelanism, not the America that we all know and love. There is so much history of legislation and social change relating to workers rights and the responsibility of employers, that it is inconceivable that Mr Marsh would suggest what did.

We all know socialism doesn’t work. We all know that communism doesn’t work. The fact that some people have more than others, or have position or fame or possessions is also not bad. That’s life. There have of course been those who wronged workers and families but much less now and not legally.

The cornerstone of the American Democracy is individual initiative and the right to pursue the life we want.

I am far more concerned about those that take and take and take without any contribution to society. I am concerned about how the homeless live and the squaller they create. I am concerned about the “free stuff” mentality held by the government and the do-gooders.

Help wanted signs are everywhere. Many firms are hiring yet all we hear about is the poor unemployed and why they need more government money.

Jim Gardner Palmdale