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America's Largest Property Crime (2015)

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Harris, M. (2020). America's Largest Property Crime (2015). In Harris, M. Shit Is Fucked Up And Bullshit: History Since the End of History. Melville House, pp. 229-238

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[...] wage theft isn't limited to fruit stands and single-factory garment manufacturers. "Some of the largest, most well-respected companies on the planet will shave a little time here, shave a little time there," Shalov says, "and at the end of the day if they end up saving money, if it helps their bottom line, that's what they're going to do." The Department of Labor is not equipped to spend years in litigation against every violator on the Fortune 500, while every violator on the Fortune 500 is absolutely prepared to spend years in litigation against the Department of Labor. The money field isn't even.

pano idea: someone acknowledges that they're doing wage theft, says it's ok cus it won't be enforced

—p.235 by Malcolm Harris 4 years ago

[...] wage theft isn't limited to fruit stands and single-factory garment manufacturers. "Some of the largest, most well-respected companies on the planet will shave a little time here, shave a little time there," Shalov says, "and at the end of the day if they end up saving money, if it helps their bottom line, that's what they're going to do." The Department of Labor is not equipped to spend years in litigation against every violator on the Fortune 500, while every violator on the Fortune 500 is absolutely prepared to spend years in litigation against the Department of Labor. The money field isn't even.

pano idea: someone acknowledges that they're doing wage theft, says it's ok cus it won't be enforced

—p.235 by Malcolm Harris 4 years ago