In every case business owners invested their time and money into the venture with no guarantee it would succeed. Part of the cost of this is paying their workers, whether they get a profit or not. Often it takes years for them to see any return on their investments. This is true even for those who inherited their wealth — somewhere back in the company founding someone had to go through that. A worker who has been paid for the work done at the amount he agreed to is entitled to none of the profits unless they are willing to go without a salary, or at least a diminished salary in less profitable years and assume debts for the business if the business goes into debt.
They don’t keep me from getting anything. I can get what I need just fine without communism. But those who provide food, healthcare etc need something for THEIR work or else they don’t get to own it.
Btw, is a communist system going to give me that bolt action .30-06 with optics and suppressor that I need?
Everybody works for somebody. I work for my boss who in turn works for our customers. In the same manner my boss works for me because he provides a service to me — the ability to earn an income. Free market capitalism enables workers and employers to better serve each other.
