Tory Welfare minister, but also former adviser to the last Labour government, Lord Freud, a former banker, suggested people with disabilities could be paid less than the minimum wage. He said some workers were "not worth the full wage".
Mencap, which supports those with learning disabilities, said, he "seems to be saying that the work that disabled people do has less value than the rest of the population".
Susan Scott-Parker, chief executive of the Business Disability Forum, said the comments revealed a "deep-rooted, negative view".
As far as capitalism is concerning some people are incapable of reproducing the value of the minumum wage let alone of producing a surplus value over and above this for their employer and so are effectively unemployable and useless from a capitalist point of view. The tragedy is that Freud was saying exactly the way it is, a fact others wish to hide from.
Mencap, which supports those with learning disabilities, said, he "seems to be saying that the work that disabled people do has less value than the rest of the population".
Susan Scott-Parker, chief executive of the Business Disability Forum, said the comments revealed a "deep-rooted, negative view".
As far as capitalism is concerning some people are incapable of reproducing the value of the minumum wage let alone of producing a surplus value over and above this for their employer and so are effectively unemployable and useless from a capitalist point of view. The tragedy is that Freud was saying exactly the way it is, a fact others wish to hide from.
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