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Re:Leaked Amazon memo warns the company is running out of pe... by cbsmith on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @05:17PM (#31841977)
> > with your own time, you can find ways to feed yourself, provide yourself with shelter, etc. ? You still have the option to quit your job if you're employed and don't find it worth your while.

Yes.

> > strategically & systemically quite harmful > How?

If that's more than rhetorical, I suggest you do some reading.

If it is rhetorical, I'll just assume you think everything would work great if we had a minimum prevailing wage of one penny for a lifetime's worth of labour. You know, because less than that would be slavery.

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Re:Leaked Amazon memo warns the company is running out of pe... by surement on Monday June 27, 2022 @12:48PM (#31897220)
> If that's more than rhetorical, I suggest you do some reading.

just some generic advice to read a book? yeah me not so learnded me go read keynes so me agree with you

> If it is rhetorical, I'll just assume you think everything would work great if we had a minimum prevailing wage of one penny for a lifetime's worth of labour. You know, because less than that would be slavery.

Imagine thinking that slavery is about not being paid rather than not having a choice of who to work for. Slaves receive food and housing, technically a salary. The problem is of not being free to leave and work elsewhere. Anyone making a penny for a lifetime can just go work elsewhere if they don't like it.

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