>For a profitable company where wages are a major expense, it seems like lower prices with higher wages can only be achieved with higher productivity. Producti

>For a profitable company where wages are a major expense, it seems like lower prices with higher wages can only be achieved with higher productivity. Productivity vs hourly pay has pretty famously stagnated since the 1970s[1] after being closely correlated for years before. The issue is simply that people aren't being paid enough for the value they add to companies. [1] https://www.epi.org/productivity-pay-gap/ https://www.epi.org/productivity-pay-gap/