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minus-squareUlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40·edit-22 months ago it’s funny Once again “it’s funny” is a way of masking seething rage. the suit guys get paid the market rate for their labor Who sets that market rate? THE SAME KIND OF FUCKING ARRANGEMENT THAT DECIDES WHAT CEOS PAY THEMSELVES!
minus-squareMayoPete [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 months agoThe “market” also decided a failing retail store was “worth” $400/share while epipens should cost a fortune and EMTs should earn $15/hr in a pandemic.
minus-squareDragonBallZinn [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 months ago: “Screw the rules, I make them!” Well that’s not much of a good motivation to respect those rules, is it? Like even as kids we all learned to never play a game against a kid who makes the rules of the game, because we all know the only consistent rule is “only I can win!”
Once again “it’s funny” is a way of masking seething rage.
Who sets that market rate? THE SAME KIND OF FUCKING ARRANGEMENT THAT DECIDES WHAT CEOS PAY THEMSELVES!
The “market” also decided a failing retail store was “worth” $400/share while epipens should cost a fortune and EMTs should earn $15/hr in a pandemic.
Well that’s not much of a good motivation to respect those rules, is it? Like even as kids we all learned to never play a game against a kid who makes the rules of the game, because we all know the only consistent rule is “only I can win!”