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In the US at least we have used every technology that increases productivity to keep hours of labor constant and make the rich richer. Millions of Wal-Mart workers have to do a year of hard labor just to earn the cost of a set of new tires for the CEO's 10th supercar.

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> Millions of Wal-Mart workers have to do a year of hard labor

Working at Wal-Mart would be miserable in many ways, however nothing I've ever seen their employees do is even 10% of what I'd call "hard labor". Probably even their warehouses are not even close to farm/ranch/factory labor people associate with that term.

These jobs are not hard on the back, they are hard on the soul. Tilling a field can feel rewarding at the end of the day. Dealing with the living nightmare that is most Walmart shoppers is soul crushing.

Your viewpoint is rather callous. Just standing on your feet bored out of your mind can make even the most hardy miserable.

Someone has to unload the trucks and stack all that stuff on the shelves. It is pretty hard work. I know because I've done it.

Agreed. I don’t know if I could be on my feet 8 hours a day like when I worked retail. When you work in a big box store it’s easy to walk 8+ miles a day.

If the Walmart employees aren't needed, Walmart would just fire them. They're still there because their work is still required, as people are continuing to buy more stuff from Walmart. It's not some conspiracy to keep hours of labor consistent, the workers aren't getting paid 8 hours just for no reason.

NB. A set of tires for a supercar typically costs about $2000

Hardly. LM002 tires are $5k each. $2k is what I you spend on tires for a WRX

First of all the LM002 is not what many would call a "Supercar". At least not modern day. An actual supercar, the Ferrari 296GTB, uses Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires, the same tires you would put on a Porsche. Or your WRX. Further I looked up the CEO of walmart, he doesn't drive an LM002

Even the Lamborhini Revuelto uses Bridgestone Potenza Sport tires which clocks in at about $500/each

Yes, lets go with the least cost example instead of the average.

Whether or not the CEO of walmart drives whatever supercar is irrelevant. Supercar tires on average do not cost $2k a set. Lets get real.

Sir a Ferrari 296GTB is a supercar

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