The reason this is important is because when workers are only paid just enough to help them survive or just enough to provide for their family then it does not give them an equal opportunity to succeed in life. In addition, it also has an effect on the economy because when workers do not have enough money to spend on things other then survival then that will cause the economy to drop and then it would be history repeating itself again back to the depression. In conclusion disagree that there is no more alienation in contemporary capitalism because there are still examples today that prove that there still is and that it will most likely not go
