• GarbageShoot [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    paying people less than the money you make from their work also isn’t theft

    Why would someone agree to sell their labor for less than it’s worth thonk

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      1 year ago

      What you are worth is less than the profit you make. If a company paid you exactly the money they made from you, they would make no money and cease to exist. It’s really not that complicated.

      It’s like asking why do stores sell products for more than it costs them to buy. It’s such a simple question that even you should know the right answer.

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          1 year ago

          Because that’s the only way it will work? How do you expect businesses to exist and pay bills when they make zero money?

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              1 year ago

              So we should just sell items for what they cost? Doesn’t matter if you spent all day working, you get nothing because you just sold everything for what it costs? That’s a better society?

              Businesses first need to pay employees, that’s an obvious one, nobody is going to work for free. Then they need to pay for all the raw materials they buy, and the electricity, etc. If they can’t make a profit they aren’t paying any of those.