Message from @Jones Malone
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That happens much less often , and I agree, it shouldn't happen either, but government does it far more
Thats because we live in a neo capitalist society where our governments often adhere to the whims of the wealthy
The greatest goal of the wealthy is to retain capital and prevent us peasants from aquiring it
We have crony capitalism. Government interferes constantly. America was wealthier and there was far less poverty before the welfare state
Jones, you shouldn't think of yourself as a peasant. You should look at how wealthy people acquired their money and do it yourself
9 out of 10 millionaires in America are self made, meaning they didn't inherit it
We had far more pure capitalism a century ago, and it was pretty bad
The owner of the corp I currently work for, aquired his capital and started his business by splicing into the local infastructure of the existing telecom companies. An act like that today would put me away for a very long time
So what he did was not only illegal but unethical
A trend you see often by those with wealth in this system
And purely capitalist systems as a whole
We don't live in a purely capitalist audience
System *
I didn't say we did. I'm saying that this has happened in more pure capitalist socieities as well
In the late 19th century, business owners often would relocate their employees to towns they built paying them in vouchers only valid in these workers towns
Child labor, unsafe working conditions, no protections
As opposed to what
As opposed to these workers having some level of freedom and self determination.
They have the freedom to work there or not to
Or to start their own factory
Capital is created
When you're just a few paychecks away from starving, starting your own factory is not even remotely an option
You can't simply create the wealth or funds required to build capital
So you can work for someone else or be self employed and save up money to start your own business
This was what the majority of business owners did. The alternative was to be self sufficient and live in what was objectively poverty, living off the land
It was legal rulings and governments mandates that at the time were considered socialistic that put an end to such practices
So, you can live off the land, or work for someone else & work your way up. How is that bad?
What land?
There was not a ladder to work yourself up. How do you work your way up on employee vouchers
The land you don't own?
At one point, child labor laws were considered socialism
Jones, I'm not aware of any companies doing this anymore
Refer to my above statements
Why do you think they don't do it anymore?
Because big government banned it
Because another company will come along & offer them a better form of payment
Did somebody let a Libertarian into the TWP server?
No, because the government mandated a wage in US dollars
People came to work for Henry Ford because he paid more, they did this voluntarily
Why would they have to, if their buddy in big oil company 1 is doing it. What motivation does big oil company 2 have to improve the situation