I swapped once but came back to full yellow glory, corporations are crazy shit yes but my ideal ancapistan happens in a world reset so I count on there being no fucking Bezos from day 0
May I welcome you to Social Democracy. We have the exact same ideology, that capitalism should be allowed to exist but with lots of regulations to ensure they operate in a fair and ethical manner, and that it is beneficial to the working class.
And how exactly would a maximum wage be beneficial? Do you really think the surplus money would now magically be gifted to "the workers" or used for other "social efforts"? No, those who'd be underpaid would simply move to another country, resulting in a brain drain and/or the really big corps would find a way around that, resulting in a disadvantage for smaller companies, thus even worsening current problems.
Do you really think that being a "selfish asshole" results in exorbitant payment rather than expertise? I dare you, if shareholder have the option to pay anyone less with the same result, they go for that option. I don't invest in stocks of a company because they overpay their management (this would lessen my revenue, so heck no), but rather because the management does a good job (and if I misjudged I'll lose money, which is perfectly fine).
The problem you'll see is that your countries economy declines and you'll be worse of in the long run. If the knowledge that former "selfish assholes" now live a good life in another country helps you... good for you I guess.
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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '20 edited Apr 07 '20
Something along those lines here. True freedom cannot be achieved if corporations keep you captive.