• jkrtn@lemmy.ml
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    6 months ago

    I guess if nobody wants to do it, the market would have to price that labor much higher to make that happen due to a low supply for a high demand service.

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      6 months ago

      The problem is that companies have more leverage than individuals. How many minimum wage protests have we seen over the years, and they are still getting paid for that. A company is probably going to find someone desperate enough to fill any gap. A person needs to survive, and without an income they become desperate enough to fill any gap.

      Usually people with high salaries can bargain and use leverage because they aren’t desperate to get a job to survive.

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        6 months ago

        But that’s what these antiwork posts are about. If people weren’t desperate to survive a lot of problems would sort themselves out.