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[–] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

What makes you think the workers downstream from him are not among the starving and homeless?

What makes you think a system where workers are fairly compensated would not also be a better system for food/housing security?

I'm assuming this isn't a dumb comment and just a fun thought exercise.

[–] weeeeum@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Or that people remain homeless because they know a job wont solve their homelessness.

[–] DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

What makes you think the workers downstream from him are not among the starving and homeless?

Because RoyaltyInTraining made that statement without referring to any additional information? So I obviously assume that he made his statement based on the information in the post.

Besides, even if they were, would donating the money be less effective than paying them in wages? Charitable donations are tax exempt, wages are not. Also, you assume he was in a position where he could do anything about the worker wages, which seems unlikely given how most companies work (wiki says he was not a full owner, just co-founder).