• AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
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    29 days ago

    Query: Is Wage Theft a crime?

    I ask because I am unaware of any way to amass such grotesque levels of wealth without engaging in Wage Theft.

    • Patapon Enjoyer@lemmy.world
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      29 days ago

      lf by wage theft you mean illegally withholding salaries, it is illegal but not punished nearly as it should be

      If you mean wage theft as in taking of surplus value by the owning class, it’s not but it should be