A means to an end?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span>, “<span word="work">work</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span>”.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Work">Work</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="means">means</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="accomplish">accomplish</span> <span word="something">something</span>. <span word="What">What</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="implied">implied</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="living">living</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="end">end</span>” – <span word="your">your</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="eventual">eventual</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="implied">implied</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> “<span word="work">work</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span>” <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> (<span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span>). <span word="We">We</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="later">later</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span>, <span word="definitions">definitions</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="Means">Means</span>, <span word="plural">plural</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="method">method</span>, <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="object">object</span>, <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="achieving">achieving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="B">B</span>, <span word="A">A</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="means">means</span>, <span word="B">B</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="railway">railway</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="means">means</span>, <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span>.</p><p><span word="Karl">Karl</span> <span word="Marx">Marx</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="about">about</span> “<span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="production">production</span>” <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="materials">materials</span>, <span word="tools">tools</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="goods">goods</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Ways">Ways</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Means">Means</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="representatives">representatives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> (<span word="means">means</span>) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span>. <span word="Similarly">Similarly</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="advise">advise</span> <span word="you">you</span>: “<span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="means">means</span>”, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="make">make</span> – <span word="lest">lest</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="debt">debt</span>.</p>
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