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In reply to the discussion: "Sorry, It's Not a 'Law of Capitalism' That You Pay Your Employees as Little as Possible. It's..." [View all]limpyhobbler
(8,244 posts)In many cases it is a choice. But if we're waiting to capitalists to make the right choice, we might be waiting forever.
They can make money either way: by treating people right, or treating people like garbage. They tend to go for the latter.
Because it's not just about money. It's also about power and control. When you keep your employees temporary and underpaid, always scared they can be fired, with no job security, you keep them divided and competing with each other, then it's hard for them to get uppity and start making bigger demands.
A capitalist is afraid that if you give 'em an inch, they will demand a yard. And then it really will start cutting into profits, and the capitalist will have to push back.
Instead of asking how can we get more money from a company, we could start asking ask how do we get power and control at a workplace. How to we get the power to make decisions about what to do with the profits and products.
Because exploiting other people via crap wages shouldn't be a choice a CEO or board of directors is allowed to make.