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[–] snekerpimp 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

“But if I pay my workers more, then I won’t get to have my third house and second yacht, and I’ll have to get rid of my secret second family. And think of the poor shareholders.”

[–] go_go_gadget 10 points 7 months ago

Oh it's gotten way more overt than that. You're talking about plain old greed. Low wages are about power.

"If I pay my workers more they will have savings and that means they can quit if I treat them badly and they might open up a competing business."