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The core idea is the more desperate people are, the lower you can push their wages. Same reason exploitive employers oppose increasing the minimum wage, single
by _jal 5y ago
The core idea is the more desperate people are, the lower you can push their wages.
Same reason exploitive employers oppose increasing the minimum wage, single payer, etc. Keeping people wretched means a steady supply of new bodies if the ones you're employing start thinking they can negotiate.
- karmasimida 5y agoCurrently it is definitely not a good time for those employers to talk about slashing wages or adding up hours, when there is literally a labour shortage in US. The talk to exploit the high gas prices to their benefits sound nothing but delusional.