theHRguy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL: Employers in the USA Have Stolen Over $50 Trillion From Workers Since 1975medium.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1541arrow-down18cross-posted to: workreform@lemmy.worldaboringdystopia@lemmy.world
arrow-up1533arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Employers in the USA Have Stolen Over $50 Trillion From Workers Since 1975medium.comtheHRguy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square16fedilinkcross-posted to: workreform@lemmy.worldaboringdystopia@lemmy.world
minus-squareFlyingCircus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down4·1 month agoCapitalism is based on theft. If a worker makes 100 burgers, but their pay is only worth 15 burgers, the capitalist stole 85 burgers worth of production from the worker. The entire system relies on exploitation and theft.
Capitalism is based on theft. If a worker makes 100 burgers, but their pay is only worth 15 burgers, the capitalist stole 85 burgers worth of production from the worker. The entire system relies on exploitation and theft.