• Hemingways_Shotgun@lemmy.ca
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    7 months ago

    I honestly don’t think the problem is that Capitalist’s don’t understand that concept; they very much do.

    They also understand that the money for raising that floor would likely come from taxes on them; and so keeping the floor low means that they can keep even more profit.

    It’s not a lack of understanding. It’s pure unadulterated evil.

    • Kacarott@aussie.zone
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      7 months ago

      The rich capitalists sure, but there are plenty of poor capitalists being fed misinformation, in order to maintain the status quo. And when it is the many vs the powerful few, then the more we have on our side the better