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<blockquote data-quote="JJinVA" data-source="post: 4505042" data-attributes="member: 80301"><p>I think we're just talking circles around each other. I'm not trying to take anything away from Bezo's. Or any extremely wealthy person for that matter. Im only saying that somewhere along the way there has to be a regulating factor to keep people from getting out of control because they do, and will.</p><p></p><p>Here's another example. People who were protesting for a $15/hr minimum wage. Sounds good right? Until you realize that the CEO of McDonalds was ALSO in favor of it. Why does that matter? Because he knew that if the govt went through with it, it would absolutely demolish small businesses who are just starting up or barely making ends meet as it is because its cheaper and faster to go to McDonalds already.</p><p></p><p>So they implement a $15/hr minimum wage. McDonalds starts firing low-skilled workers and replacing them with robots. They have the money and resources to do exactly that. Now you have McDonalds completely operated by robots generating nearly 100% profit for the company minus the costs of running the robots. No vacations, no sick days, no holidays. 24/7 workers who never complain. Of COURSE he would be in favor of that. Because the small mom and pop businesses can't afford robots fancier than a vacuum cleaner.</p><p></p><p>But this is why I say I dont know what the solution is. It certainly isnt completely free-market and it certainly isnt completely regulated by government. If we put a cap on how much someone can earn they'd likely just move their businesses to a country that doesnt. If we let them run rampant then they crush all competitors like unseen ants on the sidewalk and create a slave-labor environment like there is in China where they literally have to install suicide nets to keep employees from killing themselves because of the horrific working conditions. Which is why I laugh whenever I hear a US worker complain about their high paying job with healthcare and a pension...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JJinVA, post: 4505042, member: 80301"] I think we're just talking circles around each other. I'm not trying to take anything away from Bezo's. Or any extremely wealthy person for that matter. Im only saying that somewhere along the way there has to be a regulating factor to keep people from getting out of control because they do, and will. Here's another example. People who were protesting for a $15/hr minimum wage. Sounds good right? Until you realize that the CEO of McDonalds was ALSO in favor of it. Why does that matter? Because he knew that if the govt went through with it, it would absolutely demolish small businesses who are just starting up or barely making ends meet as it is because its cheaper and faster to go to McDonalds already. So they implement a $15/hr minimum wage. McDonalds starts firing low-skilled workers and replacing them with robots. They have the money and resources to do exactly that. Now you have McDonalds completely operated by robots generating nearly 100% profit for the company minus the costs of running the robots. No vacations, no sick days, no holidays. 24/7 workers who never complain. Of COURSE he would be in favor of that. Because the small mom and pop businesses can't afford robots fancier than a vacuum cleaner. But this is why I say I dont know what the solution is. It certainly isnt completely free-market and it certainly isnt completely regulated by government. If we put a cap on how much someone can earn they'd likely just move their businesses to a country that doesnt. If we let them run rampant then they crush all competitors like unseen ants on the sidewalk and create a slave-labor environment like there is in China where they literally have to install suicide nets to keep employees from killing themselves because of the horrific working conditions. Which is why I laugh whenever I hear a US worker complain about their high paying job with healthcare and a pension... [/QUOTE]
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