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Originally Posted by JohnnyB
What is the difference between saying this to a small business owner with small margins and saying to someone who is a low wage earner or unemployed "If you can't find a job that earns a living wage, you are a bad labor market participant. You're bad at it and shouldn't have a job. You're not entitled to earnings."?
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Aside from just about everything and the fact that one sounds like a position a reasonable person could have and the other sounds like a really awkward attempt at whataboutism on the internet, the best answer is pretty simple:
People need money (earnings) to live. A business owner does not need profits to keep the business, or themselves, alive.