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		edoceo on Sept 22, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Activists Are Protesting Against Palantir Across t... The capitalist can get cheaper labour. Why pay a fair wage when they could get advantage by paying un-fair wage - with no risk

ajsnigrutin on Sept 23, 2020 [–]

I lived in a former communist country ("former" in both ways... not communist anymore, and also, I haven't moved, the country just doesn't exist anymore).

Wanting to get cheaper labour is universal, capitalism has nothing to do with that.

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