On 03/13/2019 11:55 AM, Dhaval Giani wrote:
Another problem is that people are not willing to pay the actual cost of the goods. If you are to pay the actual cost of labour, the prices are quite a bit higher. An example is a restaurant meal. That labour cost is subsidized by tipping. Either we be ready to pay the actual cost, or we will continue seeing these shenanigans.
(Still does not excuse the insane profit margins, but the reality is that as soon as these companies become more humane, the shareholders will drop these companies and the value will drop and our pensions will also drop)
That is a big part of the problem, putting money ahead of everything else. Another part of the problem is the nonsense that started with President Reagan, that cutting taxes for the wealthy & corporations means more for everyone. It just doesn't work that way. Never has, never will.