my understanding of The American way of conducting its capitalism/free market is that companies and people should earn us much as possible and pay as little as possible back to the country it operates in.
Weird. Not the American Dream people talk about here. Perhaps your understanding is incorrect? Assuming we have a free market/capitalism is your first mistake. Ignoring that I said that government doing things for businesses is not capitalism is your second mistake. Like I said, you are to capitalism what you claim we are to socialism.
As for the paying as little back to the country as possible: Why can that only be defined by being forced to give it to the government for them to manage? How is providing thousands of dollars to medical research every year through a private, non-profit, charitable organization different, other than the donors do it of their own free will not giving back?
Paying as little in wages as possible and not give them as many rights that could result in money spent on the worker instead of going to the profit of the company.
Companies don't provide rights. The employees have the right to take as much time off as they like, but if it harms productivity then the company has the right to find someone else.
Why do you think an employee has a "right" to do whatever while the company doesn't have a right to ask for a minimum standard that they feel is required to be in their employ? Better yet, why does a current employee have a right to demand more money, more time off, more benefits when an unemployed person is willing to do the job as currently offered? If the employee gets his way then the rights of company owners and a potential, but currently unemployed, employee are violated.
See what I did there? Using your definition of rights and freedoms allows me to claim the employee who you defend demanding more hurts the rights of others.
No one is forced to work a specific job. No employer is forced to hire someone. It is an agreement between two entities.
The profit should every quarter be higher and higher than the last, if it goes down just so slightly then cut in the workforce is made just so the owners/directors of the company do not earning a dime less then before even though they do earn multiple/200x or more times the worker.
I won't deny this doesn't happen, but then we aren't exactly practicing capitalism either.
simply put Americas open market is straight up a way to exploit its workforce.
But it's not an open market. We have tons of regulations on businesses. Ironically, most of those help large businesses keep out new competitors. See, not capitalism.
I do promote free and capitalistic system, do not get me wrong. but a company should pay/provide as much as an individual. They are after all using all the benefits in that country they operate.
They should pay as much as an individual is willing to work for. They can choose to pay more, but they have no reason to do so.
Look, you have a mistaken view of how we work here and what it actually is. As I keep saying, we do not have capitalism and free markets. You can't have thousands of regulations, bailouts, and kickbacks and call it that.
That said, I have severe health issues. I still work. I qualify for government assistance but have chosen not to accept it. I have to miss a lot of time for doctor appointments and the occasional hospitalization. None of those days have been unpaid during my entire adult career. In fact, this year I have enough extra time and money to take my daughter to Florida for a week at Disney. I am not rich. I am just in the mid-range of middle class. And my out-of-pocket medical expenses cost less than my taxes.
You know what? I want more. I could walk into my boss's office and demand it right now. But I understand the reality of my employer's finances and that it isn't likely to happen. Know what I'm doing about it? Looking for other jobs. I applied for one today (with a charitable institution, for bonus credit) and had a job interview last week.
See, I feel like I deserve more, so I am seeking it out. I am not running to my government to complain about my employer like some child running to his teacher because Billy won't share the ball.
On top of all that, my health will eventually mean I can't physically work. Knowing that, when I am not busy working, volunteering, or parenting I am slowly working on something I hope I can do from home so that I can avoid being on government assistance.
I love my country and fellow man so much that I am doing everything in my power to avoid finding myself in a place where I have to consider having the government force them to help me.
