You can make an argument that a workforce which can’t afford proper housing, healthcare or food is less effective (and therefore more expensive) than one that i

You can make an argument that a workforce which can’t afford proper housing, healthcare or food is less effective (and therefore more expensive) than one that is paid more and has a decent standard of living. You can also argue that a company being a good corporate citizen adds intangible value to itself by way of excellent reputation. You can see this happening with Amazon because they’ve done so much evil good engineers no longer want to work with them. This is directly related to their shitty shortsighted policies.