It's not a labor shortage – it's a wage and workers rights shortage

Re:It's not a labor shortage – it's a wage and workers right... by smsm42 on Monday September 06, 2021 @01:51AM (#28430767)

If it worked this way, why not have a $1000 pizza? Raise it a thousand times and... Obviously, it doesn't - at some point, raising it a dollar will start losing customers, it's obvious. Now, where is that point? Do you know? Does business owner know? Who would be the better expert in determining this point - they guy who runs a pizza place or a random guy on the internet whose experience is more like ordering pizza online?

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Re:It's not a labor shortage – it's a wage and workers right... by rualca on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @06:45PM (#28450800)

> If it worked this way, why not have a $1000 pizza?

This blend of slippery slope argument is all fine and dandy, but the key point of this discussion is that there are operational expenses and revenue and if your business plan depends on a never-ending inflow of cheap labor from people willing to work for below-poverty wages to drive down your operational expense then not only is your business model completely unrealistic but you also have to take a step back and seriously considering your net contribution to society.

I mean, think about it: why is a 1000$ pizza supposed to be a ridiculous idea but 8$/hour to make said pizza is not shocking? Is it reasonable to assume that the person making the pizza should be forced to work about 3 hours making pizzas before he could afford one of his own?

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Re:It's not a labor shortage – it's a wage and workers right... by danaris on Monday September 06, 2021 @10:25AM (#28433964)

Yes, thank you for demonstrating that reductio ad absurdam is still absurd.

"You could do better if you raised prices a dollar" and "you would do worse if you raised prices a thousand dollars" can absolutely both be true. In fact, in many, many circumstances, they will be.

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