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  Long and Short Term Theory of Redistribution - Economics for Everlasting Life [Chapter 5]
  

V. God, the Creator of Surplus

Who is the creator of surplus? Is it the shareholders? Laborers? Capitalists? Or are we all contributing in a small sense?

The conflict over this problem imbrued the last century with many violent wars, yet the conflict still persists in the sites of production.

As concluded above in Chapter III, the creator of surplus is none other than God. The labor of Jacob is merely the means in which God¡¯s surplus is delivered.

In other words, no laborer, capitalist, or shareholder can claim ownership of surplus. We merely have the right to relish them according to God¡¯s blessings. But capitalists and shareholders have great misunderstandings regarding this fact. Of course, the laborer as well.

Marx also failed to understand this concept. His thesis about surplus is stated in chapter 16 of his Capital, ¡®The Production of Absolute and of Relative Surplus-Value.¡¯

Marx argues that the production of absolute surplus value happens through extension of the working hours, which transforms this surplus labor into the production of relative surplus value through various factors, which he states is the starting point of true capitalistic system of production.

Where is profit created?

Stuart Mill believes that profit originates from the finished product having a longer period of usefulness than the time that was invested into creating it.

Marx had harsh criticisms for Mill¡¯s theory. He disagreed with Mill¡¯s thesis that profit existed in ancient times before trade was invented, and claimed that the fact that the popular opinion seems to agree with Mill¡¯s theory shows the bourgeois¡¯ lack of common sense.

¡°So we see that profit is generated not from an accidental event of exchange, but from labor productivity. The total profit of a country is always determined by labor productivity, whether or not trade takes place. Without the division of labor, there will be no purchases or sales, but profit will still exist.

If all laborers in a country produce 20% more than their wages, regardless of the price of the product, the profit will be 20%.¡±-Mill-
Marx said this regarding Mill¡¯s thesis:

¡°On one hand, this is a very sensible argument. Because if a worker produces a 20% surplus value for his capitalist, it is obvious that the capitalist¡¯s profit will be 20:100 for the wage of the worker. On the other hand, it is completely wrong to assume that the profit will be 20%, since the profit is calculated by the total amount of capital invested. For example, if a capitalist invested 50 cents into the production, 40 cents of which was used in the production and 10 cents was invested as the worker¡¯s wages. If we assume as above that the surplus from labor was 20%, then the profit isn¡¯t 20%, but rather 20:500; in other words, it is actually only 4%.¡±

However, there lies a fundamental error in Marx¡¯s capitalist theory, as he is criticizing Laban who is taking advantage of the laborer, yet fails to acknowledge God¡¯s involvement in the process in which he blesses Jacob.

But Satan has a great understanding of the origin of surplus value when he is before God. Take a look at Job chapter 1.

3 and he owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred donkeys, and had a large number of servants. He was the greatest man among all the people of the East.

4 His sons used to hold feasts in their homes on their birthdays, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. 

5 When a period of feasting had run its course, Job would make arrangements for them to be purified. Early in the morning he would sacrifice a burnt offering for each of them, thinking, ¡°Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed Godin their hearts.¡± This was Job¡¯s regular custom.

6 One day the angels came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with them. 

7 The Lord said to Satan, ¡°Where have you come from?¡±
Satan answered the Lord, ¡°From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.¡±

8 Then the Lord said to Satan, ¡°Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.¡±

9 ¡°Does Job fear God for nothing?¡± Satan replied. 

10 ¡°Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land. 

11 But now stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face.¡±

12 The Lord said to Satan, ¡°Very well, then, everything he has is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger.¡±

Whom did Job, whom had land, labor, and capital in surplus acknowledge as the origin of his great wealth? It is stated in Job chapter 1.

13 One day when Job¡¯s sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother¡¯s house, 

14 a messenger came to Job and said, ¡°The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby, 

15 and the Sabeans attacked and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!¡±

16 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, ¡°The fire of God fell from the heavens and burned up the sheep and the servants, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!¡±

17 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, ¡°The Chaldeans formed three raiding parties and swept down on your camels and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!¡±

18 While he was still speaking, yet another messenger came and said, ¡°Your sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother¡¯s house, 

19 when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on them and they are dead, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!¡±

20 At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship 

21 and said:
¡°Naked I came from my mother¡¯s womb,
    and naked I will depart.
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;
    may the name of the Lord be praised.¡±

22 In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.

God, the master of all land, labor, and capital, and the producer of surplus, required Israel to redistribute all of its land, labor, and capital to those who did not possess it through yearly tithing, three year tithing, the year of exemption, the Sabbatical year, and the Law of Jubilee.

Then why did Jesus, whom owned everything yet lived without land, labor, or capital, or a place to rest his head, much like the birds in the air, die on the cross? Was it for the sake of shareholders? The sake of laborers? The sake of capitalists? The outcasts that do not belong in any of those categories?

Why did apostle Paul, who devoted his life to spreading the gospel, suffer from persecution and end up as a poor old man lying on the cold jail floor writing a letter requesting some warm clothes?

Examine the passages in 1 Corinthians chapter 15.

17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. 

18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. 

19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.

20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. 

21 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. 

22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.

Do we seek growth? Distribution? Are we currently in an economic crisis? Or rather is the theory of economic crisis that is the problem? Are laborers¡¯ demands too much? Who is the capitalist? What lies at the core of people who hold these types of debates? For whom do we seek growth and accumulation? For whom is our economic activity directed?

What will solve the problem? Why does the interest rate go up and down, property prices skyrocket, oil prices fluctuate, and the stock market fluctuate accordingly? Why is it that despite the fact that GNI is increasing, the inequality of wealth becomes so severe that one side gets to own everything yet on the other side, poverty thrives and what is the solution to this dilemma?

Does creating the $20,000 era resolve all of these problems?

What is the purpose of life? Here lies all the solutions to the problems of the human world. The more difficult the question, the more we must return to the basics. Why does humanity struggle with these problems, and what will happen to us from now on? Is God still a living God? If so, how will he answer our questions regarding Earth? And what are his plans for the Earth? Only through examining the fundamental questions can we truly understand our problems and make the right decision regarding our policy decisions and direction.
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