No one forces anyone to work for low wages. If you wonder why people who are paid high wages do so, you will find a solution.
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Everyone is forced to work for low wages when corporations use unfair tactics to depress the labor market... Competition can only enforce fairness when the market is properly regulated to enforce fair competition. When companies are allowed to abuse their positions of power, the market ceases to be a check on abusive practices like wage fixing...
You say people are "forced" to work for low wages, but that only makes sense if you assume they have no agency or choice in the matter. The truth is, wages are a reflection of the value the market assigns to certain skills and labor. If someone wants to earn more, the solution isn't to regulate and distort the market—it’s to gain skills that are in higher demand.
When governments start "correcting" markets, they usually create new forms of inequality and inefficiency. Competition is fair when it's free. The moment you regulate it to be “fair,” you give power to bureaucrats instead of letting individuals negotiate their own worth.
So you’re mad that companies sell fragile products? Great — then build a better one. Seriously. Nobody’s stopping you from designing a washing machine that lasts 30 years. Do it, sell it, profit. That’s how a free market works.
Complaining that life is expensive while waiting for the government to fix everything won’t change a thing. The world owes you nothing — but it will pay you if you offer something better.
So instead of whining, how about you create the solution? Or is that too much personal responsibility for one day?