Yeah, but in this analogy the mom isn't "doing nothing". I'd argue that had the mom not made the connection or deal with the neighbor in the first place, the job wouldn't exist as the kids would not have known about it. She basically traded social currency to create an opportunity which she then contracted out.
To make it a capitalist analogy, you'd have to change it slightly.
Mom makes deal with neighbor to clean her bathroom for $20.
She then assigns the job to the kids and pays them $10 and keeps $10 for herself.
Now continue with the example above...
Yeah, but in this analogy the mom isn't "doing nothing". I'd argue that had the mom not made the connection or deal with the neighbor in the first place, the job wouldn't exist as the kids would not have known about it. She basically traded social currency to create an opportunity which she then contracted out.