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@Hightower915 @Tuplet @bstonkittymafia @TorEkelandPLLC @Greg_Sideyr I actually don't think wage theft should be criminalized. Why? You report your employer, police roll up and violently lock them in a cage for 24-48 hours until they can get bailed out, then they get sentenced to prison and the business goes bankrupt. You're still not paid.
@Hightower915 @Tuplet @bstonkittymafia @TorEkelandPLLC @Greg_Sideyr In prison, your employer is violently assaulted by guards and inmates alike. They exit with PTSD and "felon" label that makes any future employment or credit from a bank almost impossible. You're still not paid.
@Hightower915 @Tuplet @bstonkittymafia @TorEkelandPLLC @Greg_Sideyr You haven't taught them a lesson, you've destroyed their life and hurt other employees who depended on that job.

Much like criminalizing petty theft destroys the life of the person who stole + people depending on them. It's not accountability or restitution, just retribution.
@Hightower915 @Tuplet @bstonkittymafia @TorEkelandPLLC @Greg_Sideyr We need to change the structure of employment to change the incentive to steal wages. Worker-owned cooperatives share profit and loss with workers, removing the incentive + empowering workers. Basically defund capitalist owners.
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