> And yeah I’m pretty sick of this framing. It’s an anecdote where employees are direct victims, and then the focus gets shifted to hypothetical and indirect victims (businesses).

No, the focus gets shifted to

> We need to make sure that businesses that _do_ treat their employees well are able to succeed. And, to do that, we make sure that treating their employees well isn't turned into a penalty. We make sure that all companies are playing by the same rules.

The thread went like this

>>> Businesses should not be able to steal wages from their employees, and we should punish them harshly

>> Yes, if businesses can get away with that, then the ones that treat workers well will go out of business

> (you) Stop making this about the business being a victim here

Seriously, what the heck. Everything about that bit of the thread was about making sure it's better for businesses to treat employees well.