[MichaelZuo]

Why can’t other interests, such as labour interests, also bait-and-switch?

[crabmusket]

Here's my conjecture: doing so is not in the interests of labour. So to the extent that labour has power, it would tend to act differently.

[immibis]

They CAN, but capital interests ARE. Speculation: labour interests care about making enough money to get by, while capital interests care about making maximum money and are therefore insatiable.

[Gud]

What makes you think most labour are interested in “getting by”?

In my experience, they aren’t.

[immibis]

How often do you ask your boss for a raise or go job hunting?

1. When your money's running low or your job feels shitty, or

2. Constantly whenever you think you can get a raise or a better job

[Gud]

I don’t see how that is relevant? Switching job is a fairly painful process. Doesn’t mean I’m not in it for the money.