TheOtherDave comments on On Walmart, And Who Bears Responsibility For the Poor - Less Wrong

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Comment author: TheOtherDave 25 November 2013 04:14:19PM 2 points [-]

Because the employers benefit.

I don't claim that's necessarily a reasonable reaction, but you certainly ought not be as surprised by it as you are signalling here. If I'm suffering, Sam is ignoring my suffering, and Pat is benefiting from my suffering, it's a pretty common reaction to judge Pat worse than Sam.