You Can Buy a Copy of Marx’s ‘Capital’ Signed by Carly Fiorina on eBay To Benefit Bernie Sanders

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If Karl Marx had lived long enough to see Carly Fiorina’s failed GOP campaign, he might’ve been impressed with the former Hewlett-Packard CEO. After all, Marx only preached about the overthrow of capitalism—Fiorina had actual hands-on experience bringing a major corporation to its knees.
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Peter Hogness, a labor activist in New York and a former high school classmate of Fiorina's in Palo Alto, is selling the book. He says the signing took place during a 2007 book tour for her memoir, Tough Choices. He presented Capital to Fiorina during a book-signing event and asked if she would sign it instead of her memoir. “Oh, I've read this!” she said upon seeing Marx's classic work of political economy. She agreed to sign it.
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The book is described as being in “excellent condition,” and bidders have nine days to win the book for themselves. At present, after two bids, the price is up to $102.50. The proceeds from the sale will go towards Socialists for Bernie Sanders, a grassroots organization separate from the Sanders campaign that is working to get the Senator elected.

The inflated price perfectly illustrates Marx’s distinction between use-value and exchange value, Hogness explained.

“By signing this copy of Capital Volume I, Carly Fiorina has increased its exchange-value,” Hogness said. “And I can’t think of a better use for that exchange-value than to help to elect Bernie Sanders as our next president.”
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more: http://inthesetimes.com/article/18866/carly-fiorina-karl-marx-tough-choices-capital-authograph

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1. Wait a minute! Fiorina wrote a book called "Tough Choices"?

Didn't Hillary Clinton write one with the same name?

Is it plagiarism to steal a book title?

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2. Wasn't it Hard Choices?

Very similar though.