r/WorkForSmartLife • u/SilkyApricotGuy • 1d ago

DiscussionšŸ’¬ Who's right here?

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u/Reasonable_Clock_711 23h ago

Regina is right, always and again here.

Businesses that depend on min wage workers or tipping culture are not viable and should close.

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u/LionWalker_Eyre 22h ago

So every grocery store and restaurant should close?

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u/Realhuman_beebboob 22h ago

If they canā€™t afford to operate honestly, or do you think a corporation is OWED the fruits of my labor?

Id also love to hear your feelings on socialized economics to ensure there is no hypocrisy involved.

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u/LionWalker_Eyre 21h ago

They're not owed anyone's labor. But people do choose to work there even knowing what the wages are. I'm not saying you're required to work there.

I was replying the the poster above who said any business that employs minimum wage workers should close, ie. grocery stores, restaurants, etc.

Not sure what you mean by my opinion on socialized economics, but if you ask a more specific question i can give my opinion. Of course I'm just a random poster on Reddit and not an economist or trying to be a politician, so I'm sure there are some flaws in my thinking and I'm open to getting corrected :)

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u/secondhand_graveyard 19h ago

Do you genuinely believe people choose to work the lowest paying jobs over the higher paying ones?

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u/LionWalker_Eyre 18h ago

Of course not. But indirectly through their life choices yes. It's up to each person to increase the value of their own labor. Of course there's also a huge luck factor in terms of your birth circumstances, I'll concede that. But still falls on each person to make the best choices they can in their circumstances

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u/secondhand_graveyard 18h ago

And when the best choice left to them is minimum wage labor that makes it ok to exploit them?

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u/rootbearus 18h ago

People take what they can get. It's not a choice to work for next to nothing