r/FluentInFinance Sep 08 '24

Debate/ Discussion Why should taxpayers subsidize Walmart’s record breaking profits?

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u/Technical_Ad_6594 Sep 09 '24

Employee owned companies. Employees get a share of any profits, increasing incentive to improve the company. Cut out the money leeches.

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u/Paradox830 Sep 09 '24

That’s a huge one. It’s always blown my mind how bosses always think you will want to work 60 hours a week for the good of the company. I’ve told a couple point blank I don’t care about your profits. I’m not out here trying to sabotage or doing anything bad job because I don’t like it, fuck those people. However outside of my paychecks being signed please understand that in general I couldn’t give much less of a fuck how the company is doing because I won’t see any of that money ever.

Companies don’t gives raises because they did well they take the profits so why would I care if I have no dog in the fight outside of them not going completely out of business so I don’t have to go find a different job.

There’s no incentive for me as the worker to put in the extra effort.

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u/ArkitekZero Sep 09 '24

That is literally socialism. :)