- 26 Mar 2021 21:36
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Retired people do not hire stockbrokers.
No, this has already been disproven in this thread. Would you like me to repeat it?
The ability to automate these jobs does not speak to their necessity.
Again, stockbrokers are not universally necessary while cashiers are.
No, he does no work that profits the workers. The workers do the work and this profits the company, and the Bezos takes money from those profits. This is how most businesses work.
Agin, he did not actually send any boxes out or buy or sell anything. The workers did. This then generates money, and then Bezos takes a cut without doing any work.
No, he makes money without working. Other people work and he makes money off their work. This is common business practice. Have you never been employed?
Anyone can sit on their butt and collect money made by the work of others.
Yes, it is basic economics.
In real life, economics are more than just basic. This is why economics classes go beyond simple supply and demand.
You keep ignoring my point.
Again, the subjective value we see as “wage” does not reflect empirically verifiable factors that show the actual worth. Since I have brought this up three times and you have not refuted it, I am going to assume that you concede this point.
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Unthinking Majority wrote:Retired people?
Retired people do not hire stockbrokers.
Stockbrokers are as universally necessary as cashiers.
No, this has already been disproven in this thread. Would you like me to repeat it?
As I said, I can checkout my own groceries at Walmart and order and pay for my own food at McDonalds at the self-checkouts. People can trade their own stocks using online brokers.
The ability to automate these jobs does not speak to their necessity.
Cashiers and stockbrokers both provide a service for people who want help doing this. This function is necessary whether they are done by people themselves using self-serve technology or by others providing the service for them. Trading stocks and giving financial advice requires far more education and skill than working a checkout, therefore brokers make more money.
Again, stockbrokers are not universally necessary while cashiers are.
Bezos employs over 1 million people with jobs. Of course he makes them money LOL. He doesn't have cashiers, but let's call them order fillers.
No, he does no work that profits the workers. The workers do the work and this profits the company, and the Bezos takes money from those profits. This is how most businesses work.
His company sells countless items from countless companies and he makes tons of people a TON of money. His company shipped millions of people items during COVID. His company helped keep the economy afloat while people could work and live from home without getting spreading COVID while shopping at retail. His ideas have been ridiculously valuable to the economy and to society.
Agin, he did not actually send any boxes out or buy or sell anything. The workers did. This then generates money, and then Bezos takes a cut without doing any work.
He's arguably the most economically valuable worker in the world and he's the richest man in the world to show for it.
No, he makes money without working. Other people work and he makes money off their work. This is common business practice. Have you never been employed?
Compare that to a person working the cash at Walmart. They provide a valuable service too (otherwise there would be no cashiers), but they're far less valuable than Bezos by orders of magnitude. Imagine how many masks and bottles of sanitizer Bezos' company sold during COVID. Of course, he can't do that without the 1 million people he employs who stock and ship the product, but they couldn't have shipped it without Bezos. The difference is there's only a small amount of people in his country who can do his job as good as he can, while there's a large % of people who can do a good job as an order filler.
Anyone can sit on their butt and collect money made by the work of others.
Even if there were only 1 doctor in a city that doctor's income would still be determined by supply and demand, if his wage were determined by the market and not government. He or his employer couldn't charge whatever they want, they could only charge as much as people have. Price and wage are determined by supply and demand in a market, this is basic economics.
Yes, it is basic economics.
In real life, economics are more than just basic. This is why economics classes go beyond simple supply and demand.
You're equating the value of the job function to the value of the employee. If virtually anyone can do a particular job the employee is of a low value when measured against other employees who are more highly skilled and in demand. Janitors have vital duties, but most people can do those duties and that's reflected in wage.
You keep ignoring my point.
Again, the subjective value we see as “wage” does not reflect empirically verifiable factors that show the actual worth. Since I have brought this up three times and you have not refuted it, I am going to assume that you concede this point.
There is a crack in everything,
That's how the light gets in...