Are Equal Pay Arguments Based upon the Labor Theory of Value?

04/26/2022 Connor Mortell

Arguments for equal pay are popular in our body politic, but what happens if some of those arguments are based upon the faulty logic of the labor theory of value?

Original Article: “Are Equal Pay Arguments Based upon the Labor Theory of Value?“

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