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Listening to capitalists, one would think that wages would just increase and safety would increase to equilibrate the labor supply. It's interesting that doesn'
by cultus 7y ago
Listening to capitalists, one would think that wages would just increase and safety would increase to equilibrate the labor supply. It's interesting that doesn't happen, but instead these major retail companies are taking out huge ad buys to performatively praise their workers in front of third parties.
- mnm1 7y agoOf course. That's corporate America strategy #1. Never fix anything, never concede to anyone, never admit wrong, and if all else fails distract with a PR campaign or by donating a tiny amount of money. As if the damage a company like Amazon (just as an example) could ever be mitigated by donations from Bezos. It's a clever trick. Starbucks buying coffee from war torn areas? No problem. Donate some money to charity and pretend the company isn't a piece of shit exploiting the world. Workers dying at supermarkets? No problem. Put up bullshit ads and other PR materials to pretend you care. Companies don't have feelings of course, but it'll gain the goodwill of Americans too stupid to realize they are being swindled.