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Re:The Konami exodus by ythn on Thursday June 15, 2017 @02:56PM (#14563318)
Is it possible to make a company that doesn't pay a "living wage" to its employees without being accused of abuse and exploitation?

Serious question, what if I made a small side business just for fun where I paid school children peanuts to run errands for me? Soon, those kids grow up and are still working for me and are now angry with me that I am paying them peanuts when their livelihoods and families depend on me. Yet I don't have enough to give a "living wage" with benefits - I just wanted a fun little side business for the school kids - not support everyone's entire family...

Re:The Konami exodus by sqeaky on Thursday June 15, 2017 @04:39PM (#14564154)
Can you come up with another example that doesn't sound like Child Exploitation? We should stick to one form of abuse at a time.
Re:The Konami exodus by ythn on Friday June 16, 2017 @10:48AM (#14569479)
Sure - I have a farm that I run. A high schooler asks if I'll hire him so he can make an extra buck. I say sure - I'll pay 10 cents per egg that he gathers.

Soon he drops out of high school and demands to be paid a living wage with health benefits since I am now his source of income. The other egg gatherers unionize with him and threaten to strike if I don't. I fire them all and scrap the business instead because I can't afford to pay them all a living wage with benefits without making my eggs way more expensive than the competition.

Re:The Konami exodus by sqeaky on Friday June 16, 2017 @11:26AM (#14569798)
Do you have an example that doesn't involve children at all? I am not touching one with them because of the other needless complications they introduce.