JOHN NOW SAYS: WHAT? CONCRETE LABOR DOES HAVE A TIME DIMENSION. LABOR DOES NOT BECOME ABSTRACT BY NOTING HOW LONG HOW LONG IT LASTS. ABSTRACT LABOR IN CAPITALIST SOCIETY ONLY BECOMES ABSTRACT VIA THE MARKET. ARE ALL CONCRETE LABOR HOURS ABLE TO BE COMPARED WITHOUT REFERENCE TO PRICES THE TASKS PREFORMED TAKE TIME? I THINK NOT. _______________________________ How does this happen, i.e. "via the market" John? What kind of market is this? Cheers, ajit sinha