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I think this sort of argumentation stops working with a starving $200K earner being forced to fraud to earn a meager livable $440K.
by The_Colonel 4y ago
I think this sort of argumentation stops working with a starving $200K earner being forced to fraud to earn a meager livable $440K.
- welshwelsh 4y agoThat 200K earner likely produces much more than 200K in value. They are a victim of theft from their employers, who steal their excess value. Livability has nothing to do with it.
- notahacker 4y agoIt's not "theft" to pay someone the compensation they agreed to receive, any more than it's theft to buy an item for what the shop agrees to sell it at (which will also be less than you actually value it at, unless you're very bad at purchasing decisions...) There are situations where people accepting a certain job at a certain wage might do so with somewhat less than free choice (that's where livability comes in), but that doesn't include ones where they've got another job paying $200k.
- The_Colonel 4y ago> That 200K earner likely produces much more than 200K in value. Of course, the business has to live from something, accept the risks. The point is that these are not people driven to the corner who have no other option to survive than to steal. These people have enough funds to start their own businesses, but I guess defrauding is easier.
- another_story 4y agoAt what point do we stop cheering on businesses that find ways to extract more value from their employees?