Comments by "Ficus-lovin\x27 Capybara N\x27 pals • 🌟 • 25 yrs ago" (@YourCapybaraAmigo_17yrsago) on "The Reason You're Poor (It's more than just taxes)" video.

  1. I understand that private businesses have to make a profit to stay in business, but is it necessary for them to withhold up to 90% of what each employee produces? I don't think so and it's very morally wrong to do so. Starting with this problem alone, simple laws could fix this. A 'minimum wage and fair profit law" could mandate fair minimum pay at livable levels and a fair profit share for all employees, either based on hourly or daily production or leftover total profits of the entire company on a weekly or quarterly basis.
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  2. Imagine a law that mandates worker pay must be at least 50% of what they produce for their boss.
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  3. @@apsoypike1956 hmm. Yeah I'm not an expert on USSR history just the broad strokes. I don't know much about that there.
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  4. @@apsoypike1956 you're saying a private market can be a good thing and I agree with you, we definitely should continue to have the private sector, it would be far too cumbersome to do everything thru a public mode, however I find the presence of big business disturbing, not to mention their conduct. I want to see a hard limit in the size ANY private company can reach coupled with strict regulation of their behavior and ironclad Labor rights and protections including a guarantee of Labor Equality and Fair Profit sharing. I can give more details on that later. Also, the public sector, as in what the State provides, guarantees and manages, should be sharply increased. Together, in my opinion, this would fix everything and provide a guarantee for everyone.
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  5. Oh my fuck I knew it was bad but not that bad And people say we can't raise the minimum wage to at least $25 or $30 an hour (well here in the US at least) GTFO
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