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Old 07-28-2025, 08:10 PM
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“Except for the servers…”. Okay then, out of whose pocket does the remainder of the money come from for paying the servers?
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You probably skipped over it. The employer! Employer pays employee. It's what businesses do.
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Really? Labor (or Labour, depending on where you live) is one of ongoing expenses that businesses have to figure in when deciding on how to price their product or service. Gross profit, if they figure properly, will cover all expenses and leave a reasonable net profit. In other words, the business is able to pay all its bills and the ownership makes money. All happy!
So where does the employer get the money that becomes gross profit and covers expenses if not from the customers? If it does come from the customers then we’re back to the customers paying 100% of the employees’ wages.
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