Re: Tariffs and bikes

On Sun, 6 Apr 2025 19:16:24 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

On 4/6/2025 1:22 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

On Sun, 06 Apr 2025 16:04:49 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
wrote:
 

Tell us all what you're worth?

 
About $90 at auction with some variation depending on age, health,
talents, etc.
 
"Modern-day slavery: a flourishing business at $90 for a human life"
<https://socialinnovation.blog.jbs.cam.ac.uk/2015/03/17/modern-day-slavery-a-flourishing-business-at-90-for-a-human-life/>
"The oversupply makes slaves cheap. Very cheap. While in the 1850s, a
slave cost the equivalent of $35,000-$40,000, a human life today
averages $90."
 

>
Oh, $90 today, sure.
But not so much later:
https://www.thoughtco.com/worth-of-your-elements-3976054

If I add the cost of chemical separation, processing, purity testing,
warning labels and packaging, it would be a net loss.  There's also
the cannibalism and organ transplant markets. 
"Cost Structures of US Organ Procurement Organizations"
<https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33988344/>

I think that Tom is ignoring that he's only worth as much as the
market is willing to pay.  I'll be nice and assume he meant what he is
worth as an employee or independent contractor.  The main
consideration for the employer is how much profit the employer can
make by hiring Tom.  Without the employer profiting from the
arrangement, it makes no sense to hire Tom.  Whether Tom's wrong
answers and persistent defense of those wrong answers will be of any
value to a prospective employer is questionable.  Probably not.  The
endless arguing and amazing facts will eventually convince any
employer that Tom is worthless or costs more than he's worth.

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