Answer these questions, using Marx’s Capital Volume 1 as the source.
1. Why does Marx begin Capital with the commodity?
2. What is abstract labor? Is it substance? Is it inherent in use values? How should we understand abstract labor?
3. What is the distinction Marx makes between use value and exchange value?
*please include citations or footnotes directing me to page and paragraph numbers in Capital for each answer.
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Canadian Health Care
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Health care in Canada is delivered through a publicly funded health care system, which is mostly free at the point of use and has most services provided by private entities. Health Canada, a federal department, publishes a series of surveys of the health care system in Canada based on Canadians’ first-hand experiences of the health care system.
Although life-threatening cases are dealt with immediately, some services needed are non-urgent and patients are seen at the next-available appointment in their local chosen facility. The median wait time in Canada to see a special physician is a little over four weeks with 89.5% waiting fewer than 90 days.
The median wait time for diagnostic services such as MRI and CAT scans is two weeks with 86.4% waiting fewer than 90 days. The median wait time for surgery is four weeks with 82.2% waiting fewer than 90 days. Dr. Brian Day was once quoted as saying “This is a country in which dogs can get a hip replacement in under a week and in which humans can wait two-to-three years.” Based on waiting line theory, what are your suggestions to improve the health care service in Canada?
