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Re:Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees by briandear on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @11:41AM (#18122691)
Employees are driven by their own self-interest, so we ought not praise their efforts either right?

There is no such thing as altruism: everyone has their agenda.

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Re:Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees by hannasanarion on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @01:25PM (#18123724)
So what you're saying is, Amazon's self-interest in making tons of money for its shareholders is just as valid as its workers' self-interest in not starving to death?
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