This text was written by Marx and published in 1865. Much like Wage Labour and Capital, the text overlaps with parts of Capital. You can read the text here.
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Not to mention that supply and demand is not an invisible hand that knows no bias. Since the capitalist controls supply they will ensure that there is artificial scarcity in order to increase profits without increasing the cost to obtain the commodity. The increase in scarcity also directly increases the depression of the labourers’ wages.