Tom makes a pretty good point, but it’s not the total picture. The more utilitarian the product and its price point, the larger the share of its profits that go to the actual workers. The more that a product’s price is marked up for the sake of conspicuous consumption, the larger the share of its profits that go to corporate interests rather than to the workers.

Tom makes a pretty good point, but it’s not the total picture. The more utilitarian the product and its price point, the larger the share of its profits go to the actual workers. The more that a product’s price is marked up for the sake of conspicuous consumption, the larger the share of its profits go to corporate interests rather than to the workers.