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Yes, a bunch goes to owners who fronted the startup costs and are on the hook if things go sideways, but also there's a lot of other expenses like the sales channels, marketing, legal, insurance, maintenance, rent, bribes, etc. Speaking as someone who co-owned and ran a company that size, there is a shit ton of work and stress, and a very possiblility of it all falling apart and losing one's investment. The employees working 9-5 for steady wage do the hand-on labor, but there's a lot more to running a company. Otherwise why doesn't this guy and his coworkers just do it on their own and pocket all that extra money?
Do you get paid to lick capitalism's boot on Lemmy or do you just waste your time and effort for fun?
Actually I find discussing things to be relaxing.
I don't love capitalism; when unregulated it is very bad. If properly regulated, it can work, and it seems to work better than other systems. Capitalism in the U.S. has gone way off the rails (due to corporate and billionaire financing of politics).
But in our current system, the small business owners are just doing their best to work within the system. Many small businesses owners work much harder than their employees.
They're making a great point and you come here with this stuff.