The people on the top are paid for different things. Somebody has to take the risk of setting up the factory, buying equipment, risk getting sued, etc. rich people are compensated for taking risk, not for doing manual labor. How much risk deserves how much compensation? Is there a world where things work differently? I have no idea and people will argue here for hours but that’s the basic logic it.
I think the point many here are trying to make is that those who have the money and power are earning vast amounts of profits while paying workers below living wages. We as the people should collectively be saying that’s enough, you can have your profits after you pay living wages to all your workers.
The greed of the owner / investor class has gotten out of control. It doesn’t take a scholar to see this. If a position requires a human to dedicate 30-40 hours a week to complete then that human should make enough money to sustain themselves comfortably.
Well you’d still pay for the fee of the haircut cause he provided a service to you lmao, but I sure wouldn’t tip him for doing an unsatisfactory job, haircuts at my barbershop are around 50, and I’ll give him that in a tip so most of the time my haircuts are 90-100
It’s interesting that you’d be willing to exploit his labor for a subjective judgement of their work. If someone put’s in the work, they should be paid a living wage.
$50 post operating expenses is below livable wages.
$50 for 45 minutes worth of work is below livable? So he at that rate he could do 6 haircuts in 6 hours and make $400 not including his tips in a day and you say that’s not livable wages lmao be real, he could make upwards too $800 a day depending on business and how hard he works, 5 days a week shit 4, that’s $1600 in a week that’s $51,200 my guy not amazing but definitely livable lmao
Not sure what your argument is though, I don’t make the price for the haircut? Lol I just have too abide by that price and if I really like the cut I’ll give him some extra, I’m sure he’ll do more haircuts then just me, so why should that bourdon come down on me, I just need a hair cut.
You pay them for the labor of cutting your hair. If you don’t pay them a living wage, you are exploiting them. Regardless, of who set the price, you are either complicit in exploitation or being blind to your own hypocrisy.
You should pay a living wage if you hold true to your standards. Because if you say you can determine if someone’s work is worth a living wage, then you have no ground to say someone else doesn’t.
Bro at I’m a customer not a fucker employer, he runs the business with his wife lmao I wouldn’t have too tell you this whole thing, well cause I have reason too but I’m sure he’s doing fine for himself, been cutting my hair for 15 years + always does great, and has many employees on payroll, I’m sure he makes more then what I said for sure, that’s just in cuts for himself lol and I’m most likely being modest, remember smart guy, the hair cut I get is $50 not every hair cut, and not also including the fact it’s a damn salon as well, you don’t know everything and every situation my guy lmao If he “couldn’t make a living” he would’ve been packed up many years ago and not cutting my hair and many others in such a populated city with a lot of competition
It doesn’t matter how well off that person is. You basically said you determine if his work is worth a livable wage. And that regardless of work put in, he may or may not be paid depending on whether he did a good job.
An employer is also a customer. An employer buys labor from the open market. Just as you buy labor in the open market for a haircut.
Not a big deal bro, you just didn’t get the grasp of the situation, because I don’t have too explain it all too you but I did anyway, my barber probably makes more money then both us while we argue in a Reddit Thread, good day sir, I have things too do
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u/SAGry 8d ago
The people on the top are paid for different things. Somebody has to take the risk of setting up the factory, buying equipment, risk getting sued, etc. rich people are compensated for taking risk, not for doing manual labor. How much risk deserves how much compensation? Is there a world where things work differently? I have no idea and people will argue here for hours but that’s the basic logic it.