Ok, that's fair, I was painting with a broad brush. I acknowledge that yes, employers can pay employees more than the value they bring in, but it's likely that

Ok, that's fair, I was painting with a broad brush. I acknowledge that yes, employers can pay employees more than the value they bring in, but it's likely that doing so isn't sustainable long term. And I dodged entirely around worker coops and other arrangements where the excess value is distributed back to employees.