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We're talking about employees making 5x median salary vs companies making how many times median company profit ?

>>makapu+(OP)
In an ideal world companies would share profits with employees.

In an ideal world, employees would also share in the losses when companies aren’t profitable (forgo a paycheck).

…everyone wants the first scenario, but absolutely not the 2nd! When will people realize that one of the value props of working for a company (as opposed to starting your own) is you’re guaranteed a stable income regardless of whether profits are going up or down.

(You can say it’s not guaranteed because you can be fired. Fair. But the point still stands, it’s nice to have a stable paycheck that doesn’t wildly fluctuate up and down)

>>cj+P1
Sure, but even shareholders also have limited responsibility. Should they also honour the debts and losses for something they own?