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76 sats \ 9 replies \ @TNStacker 2 May \ on: May Day, Labor, Socialism, and the Wolf in Sheep's Clothing Politics_And_Law
Is profit sharing socialist?
In the early 1980s I worked for what ended up being a highly successful restauraneur (Italian) and Subway franchise owner who shared profits with employees based on the store's gross sales, considering food costs. Anyhow for a minimum wage worker at $3.35, for every $1000 the store made over $10k in a week he gave us another quarter an hour. So every employee was a sales rep, service rep., cost monitor, and sales coach to each other. It was awesome. There were weeks I made $5/hr and got overtime, so it could be highly motivating for the time.
I've seen nothing like that since. In fact he stopped the practice by the 90s. I knew because by then I'd been at GM a few years and was talking to him about partnership on a store. You don't really hear of profit sharing on that level these days. Although some get nice options packages, it ain't the lower end.
So, is it socialism?
If the sharing is based on CONSENT and a contract, then no, is not socialism (call it communism).
If a profit is taken by force or coercion, then is communism.
Sharing profits with consent is voluntarysm.
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CONSENT
Yes!
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I agree with Darth
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These are not the droids you seek.
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Ha
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do you have a choice?
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Lol🤣
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I don't even have a problem with workers uniting and forming a group to collectively negotiate. The issue is when the state gets involved really. As long as its voluntary its fine.
Here's the eye opening thing. Socialist reject voluntarism. They want to force everyone to live under their rules. There is nothing stopping people from creating their own voluntary socialist societies within the US or other countries. I have no issue with this. I would never live in one but it has been done and can be done.
I think this is the way forward. Voluntarism. The thing is, the free market will win. Free trade and exchange will destroy any socialist system. The only way socialism wins is it uses violent force. And by win, I don't mean works. It doesn't work. Its like poison.
The US and other western nations take a little poison (socialism) and because they have so many wealthy productive people the poison doesn't kill the system fully. But if we were to remove all of the poison how much stronger could we be?
Of course we do need charity, good will, and morals. The problem is socialism seeks to provide that and it can't. You need faith traditions and kinship of man to do this. You need a culture that cares for each other. You can't make that a state system. It will destroy itself.
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uniting and forming a group to collectively negotiate
I wouldn't join one though. I'd rather do my own negotiating. I've worked in union jobs over the years and I can tell you it is better for slackers than it is those that are motivated.
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