The Principles of Economics, with Applications to Practical Problems
CHAPTER 25. THE WAGE SYSTEM AND ITS RESULTS
1. Why has machinery changed the relations of workman to master?
2. In what ways does labor get paid for its share, and who pays it?
3. Will a day's work of a common laborer buy more to-day than it would a half century ago? Why?
4. Are the opportunities for workmen to rise to the rank of masters as great as formerly?
5. Are wages independent of the other kinds of income?