If you ever doubted that paid sick days and paid medical leave and universal health insurance were smart *economic* policies, I hope these last few weeks have clarified that for you.

— Michael Linden (@MichaelSLinden) March 9, 2020

This just shows that something I’ve been saying for years is true: many, many people care far more about power than profit, and having the ability to lord over their lowly subordinates is far more important than any money in their bank account.

The evidence for that is everywhere. Most companies could make far more with fairer policies to workers, but then they could not dominate and manipulate them like puppets.