>>8086404>>8086991>And how can a worker be paid full worth if they are being exploited by their boss who earns considerably more?So you want to walk into some random business and you expect to immediately be paid a similar wage as the person who invested all of their time, energy, knowledge, experience, and money, into creating and maintaining that business on a day-to-day basis? Tell me you're actually not that naive or deluded?
The capitalist system works because it is essentially a fair trade contract between an employer and employee, where the employee agrees to perform a certain role within the business to the best of their abilities in exchange for which the employer agrees to pay a reasonable and fair wage for the employees time and efforts.
This system also allows for the employer to reward an employee who goes above and beyond in their role with additional money (e.g. paid overtime, and bonuses) as well as other 'perks' and/or promotions (that usually come with a pay raise and more responsibilities within the business). It obviously also allows for the employer to warn/demote/punish/fire an underperforming employee.
All of this is then usually well regulated by established employment laws put in place to protect both employers and employees, and often includes arbitration and other legal options in cases of dispute. And beyond all of that, in extreme cases of actual employment exploitation (e.g. modern-day slavery, or the use of undocumented illegal economic migrants) the full weight of the legal system can then come into play against the exploiter.
The nice thing about the capitalist system though is that it effectively allows any person to start their own legit business; so if you feel like your time and efforts are worth more than you're being paid by an employer, depending on where in the world you are you're generally more than free to quit your job and go create your own business and pay yourself whatever wage you want.
