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by bluGill 2080 days ago
Unless you own the company, then the extra pay is coming out of your profits.
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Most businesses like lawyers, finance etc that are largely human based not capital based pay out almost everything to the workers. Often they were structured as partnerships. Even Goldman Sachs was a partnership for a long time until capital requirements increased.
This isn't a zero-sum situation, paying the workers more can increase overall profits for a company.