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A comment on Ask HN: Why doesn't YC list compensation for their own open positions?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: Why doesn't YC list compensation for their own op... by JackFr on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @11:09PM (#29721758)
That’s simply not true.

If I create value by hitting in a nail with your hammer I deserve compensation for my labor, but certainly you deserve compensation for the part your hammer played as well.

Wages are simply returns to labor, profits are returns to capital.

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Re:Ask HN: Why doesn't YC list compensation for their own op... by mypalmike on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @11:26PM (#29721851)
The hammer is an expense, as I mentioned. The hammer doesn't deserve interest payments for existing IMO.
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Re:Ask HN: Why doesn't YC list compensation for their own op... by JackFr on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @12:55AM (#29722323)
It’s not an expense, it’s capital. The nail is expense.
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