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How, then, to reconcile the fact that your employers have taken the lion's share of the profit you have produced for them? Modern employment is inherently biase

How, then, to reconcile the fact that your employers have taken the lion's share of the profit you have produced for them? Modern employment is inherently biased towards business owners. They take the vast majority of the fruit, they get to build assets as the business grows (unlike employees who are for the most part paying for liabilities - rent, food, etc), they have more mechanisms available to evade tax (again, since they can afford them). If you want your employees to be nice to you, stop shafting them at every turn. If somebody works somewhere, then a fair percentage of the business should be owned by them. Level the playing field and there will be no need for articles such as these.

Egregore 14y ago
If it's so easy to be an employer become one - others will build assets for you...
- jrogers65 14y ago
  That's kind of my point - it's not easy to become one because a) you need to know about the right things, b) you need to know the right people and c) you need capital. Most people are not exposed to A and B since they go through high school and then get an average paying job pushing buttons or carrying bricks. The vast majority of people do not have access to C because they are too busy working their 9-5's and are barely earning enough to survive, let alone save. Assuming that they do manage to scrape something together, business is a risky venture to spend it on. It's a safer bet to raise a kid and send them to college. Not to mention that mindsets are built out of culture and the people you're surrounded by. Most humans are surrounded by emphatically uninspirational and unmotivated individuals - this just brings them down further. That's exactly why I think that 90% of people are getting a raw deal. The opportunities are certainly there - just not for them. We are privileged in that we do have the resources and expertise to start something. I'm simply saying that if the ones who do not have these privileges seem bitter, it's because they have an excellent reason to be. The other thing I'm saying is that being in a position of power means that you're supposed to share with the people who made you your fortune, not pay them a pittance so that they can afford their rent and credit card repayments.
lotsofpulp 14y ago
I don't see what the parent post has to do with OP's blog post, but in any case, employers take the lion's share of the profit because they took the lion's share of the risk. If you don't like the deal, then walk away and find another employer. Also, if you are worth it, the employer will share the profit with you, AKA equity, stock options, profit sharing, performance bonuses, etc.
- jrogers65 14y ago
  The thing it has to do with OP's blog post, in my opinion, is that it addresses some of the root causes of the irriation that an employer may face from his (now former) employees.
cardine 14y ago
If it were that easy why isn't everyone a business owner?

Egregore 14y ago

If it's so easy to be an employer become one - others will build assets for you...

jrogers65 14y ago
That's kind of my point - it's not easy to become one because a) you need to know about the right things, b) you need to know the right people and c) you need capital. Most people are not exposed to A and B since they go through high school and then get an average paying job pushing buttons or carrying bricks. The vast majority of people do not have access to C because they are too busy working their 9-5's and are barely earning enough to survive, let alone save. Assuming that they do manage to scrape something together, business is a risky venture to spend it on. It's a safer bet to raise a kid and send them to college. Not to mention that mindsets are built out of culture and the people you're surrounded by. Most humans are surrounded by emphatically uninspirational and unmotivated individuals - this just brings them down further. That's exactly why I think that 90% of people are getting a raw deal. The opportunities are certainly there - just not for them. We are privileged in that we do have the resources and expertise to start something. I'm simply saying that if the ones who do not have these privileges seem bitter, it's because they have an excellent reason to be. The other thing I'm saying is that being in a position of power means that you're supposed to share with the people who made you your fortune, not pay them a pittance so that they can afford their rent and credit card repayments.

lotsofpulp 14y ago

I don't see what the parent post has to do with OP's blog post, but in any case, employers take the lion's share of the profit because they took the lion's share of the risk. If you don't like the deal, then walk away and find another employer. Also, if you are worth it, the employer will share the profit with you, AKA equity, stock options, profit sharing, performance bonuses, etc.

jrogers65 14y ago
The thing it has to do with OP's blog post, in my opinion, is that it addresses some of the root causes of the irriation that an employer may face from his (now former) employees.

cardine 14y ago

If it were that easy why isn't everyone a business owner?