The Reserve Army of the Unemployed is a practice considered as healthy in today’s capital economy. This labor force consists of those who are unemployed and seeking a job. This percentage of the labor force is the culprit behind the high power corporations have over their employees. The reserve army is a threat to those in employment because if their employers don’t like an action the employee makes or fights for, like a raise in pay for example, the company can easily enough replace that employee. This process keeps the cost of wages from starting a price spiral. As a result, those employed have very weak power in comparison to the
