• OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml
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    11 months ago

    They provide the materials, the tools and machinery, the designs that are being made (assuming some sort of manufacturing company for this example).

    Other workers made the materials, the tools, the machinery, and the designs. If the owner did they occupy a class position as a worker and owner.

    They also carry the risk (unless of course they are a corporation, the ridiculous entity created to reap the advantages of personhood while avoiding all its responsibilities and drawbacks).

    The risk that they might be a worker if their venture fails.

    • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
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      11 months ago

      If the owner did they occupy a class position as a worker and owner.

      Yup. Employers are entitled to a portion of total revenue proportional to the value they added. In the case of employers who perform necessary work, including administrative/clerical work, this can be a healthy sum. In the case of employers who solely fit the capitalist role of investor, this amount is $0.