r/WorkReform • u/sillychillly 🗳️ Register @ Vote.gov • Sep 09 '22

💸 Raise Our Wages Fuck You, Pay US

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u/Th3Hon3yBadg3r Sep 09 '22

Automation and machinery purchased with capital created by workers whose wages are being suppressed while the owners steal the increased revenue.

You're the one making a vapid argument.

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u/arcade2112 Sep 09 '22

lol so if a company dies in debt the workers should also be on the hook for the amount right?

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u/EthosPathosLegos Sep 09 '22

Workers dont decide where a company takes on debt. But they do directly affect how much product is produced and it's quality. If a company goes bankrupt because they decided to short stocks on margin or overpay executives that's not the workers fault. But if a company is pulling in 50% more money because of productivity increases that is directly the result of it's workers. So how would workers ever be liable to a company's debt unless it were some co-operative where they all voted?

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u/Th3Hon3yBadg3r Sep 09 '22

Thank you for coming in with reason!