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• @RumorsOfLove@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-08-31 18:13

  So many layers of tax, each bleeding a worker who would otherwise be able to contribute more to the other workers.

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• @Mongostein@lemmy.ca 2026-08-31 18:25

  Because it said pay and not value?

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• @Funkt4st1c@lemmy.world 2026-09-05 03:18

  My calculations when i was working in a factory came out to about a 97.65% loss on my labor. Every piece i made was sold for $75, took me about a minute to make, and included about 7 other people to sell (oven, paint, quality inspection, forklift to trailer, forklift off trailer, stocker, cashier), 3 more if you include the parts before me (material procurement, forklift to trailer, and the same guy as before to take it off the trailer) I made easily 90 parts an hour, and was paid $25 an hour regardless of output. I paid 15% on taxes (fed, state, local) because im married and my wife cant work. The quarterly pizza party or $100 bonus was absolutely not worth the cost of my labor.

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