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What is the Marxist thought on hiring contract labor? For instance, say you are a self employed contractor and you hire contract labor to do something you cannot do. Is this exploitation?

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[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago

where is the surplus value going?

can you structure the deal in a way that they get some kind of residual?