The only reason most companies pay a living wage is because they have to, to attract enough employees. Amazon pays as little as it does because it can. Almost t

The only reason most companies pay a living wage is because they have to, to attract enough employees. Amazon pays as little as it does because it can. Almost the entire employment age population is qualified to work in a warehouse (I've done it). There is almost no competition for employees at that level, they're everywhere. People who can code and run huge network operations are relatively rare, so they're paid a lot; it's competition for scarce employees. It has nothing to do with responsibility. If Google could pay minimum wage it would. Not defending Amazon, just pointing out that they're paying the least they have to, just like Google is paying the least they have to.