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Re:"Equal pay for equal work" in remote jobs by josephcsible on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @12:18PM (#25139438)
> It's only through politics that we can make sure that the gains from trade are evenly split.

False. Competition from other employers can do this too.

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Re:"Equal pay for equal work" in remote jobs by rmtech on Thursday November 19, 2020 @06:21AM (#25148392)
> can do this too.

Yes, it CAN but whether it actually does depends on the details. If you are a cleaner or an uber driver, you might generate some surplus but you might see the other parties take all or almost all of that surplus.

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