Message from @LordCaledus
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Exploitation of labor is a myth
perhaps that employee is not aware of the value of his labour and will accept a lower pay than it is worth
As long as labor unions are legal, exploitation has a hard counter
That's more than the value of his labor. I don't need a floor sweeper
thus you are exploiting imperfect information
Also value is relative
in which case, economically
You cannot dictate value
you shouldn't be employing him
that is inefficient
Why not? He wants $3/hr, and I would like an apprentice to learn a bit of my trade before I hire him full time
If the company only values a janitor at $3 an hour, that is the value as far as they are concerned
If the janitor believes his value is more, he can goe elsewhere and they can get a robot instead
Or someone who agrees with the value judgement
No one else can decide what value work is worth except the employer and employee
If that becomes a problem then
Step 1: make unions legal
Step 2: unionize
Skip step 1 of it is redundant
well the problem is that ultimately, most low skilled labour ends up with an excess supply of potential employees which, with no minimum wage, ends up with earnings so low that people end up slaves to their employers in order to scrape through survival
unions are a danger in themselves
When allowed unlimited power
I do not approve of unions at all
Right to work fixes that
If you have a choice on whether or not to join a union, the union must give you incentive to join and cannot exploit you
The problem is that unions have become permanent fixtures. That is wrong.
unions are basically unnecessary bureaucracy, the law should be solid on worker rights and treatment, unions should not be necessary ever
Once again, then you just create unemployment
doubtful
We literally just went through that
But this is not car related
oops wrong.share
oh look
*cars* in <#420834207590514690>
lol we had to have a short lesson on the economics of fuel subsidies and alternative fuels.
It struck me that i have shared pics of my new intake but not my actual car