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lonely bird

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9. Well

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sat Apr 4, 2026, 01:09 PM

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The purpose of the private sector is not to employee people.

If a company’s management/owners decide that the number of labor cost units to most effectively and efficiently produce profit-holding revenue is “X” they well employ “X” minus some constant. They will then bleat “work smarter, not harder”.

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