| "Since you define what someone is worth as what they are getting paid..you essentially stating a tautology." I'm defining what someone's labour is worth as what employers are willing to pay them. (That may differ from what they are getting paid right now, but they can always change jobs.) It might help for you to understand that "worth" is defined as what people will pay for something. It's subjective. There's no absolute value that someone should be paid in exchange for labour. It depends on what employers think they are worth, "However, I would also note that since what people get paid depends on the existance of Unions" False. Most people aren't in Unions, and the average wage has risen faster than the wage demands from unions. People get paid based on their worth to employers. (Productivity etc) "So in any case I am in favor of trying to increase the worth of people." The only way to increase the worth of people is to make them more productive. (Skills, investing in machinery etc.) If you force employers to pay them more you will just cause anyone not worth that amount to become unemployed. "Not that this is really relevant, but most people who lead companies actually do not need their workers" So why do these money grabbing capitalists employ them then? Wouldn't they make even more money by getting rid of them? And you still haven't shown me how employing someone exploits them. |