[iron_ball]

> corporations would pay zero and use slaves if they could

Honest question: why is this absurd? Slavery has been a widespread practice in history, and it is still ongoing in some places.

Corporations exist to make money. The brute mathematics of profit require costs to be reduced. To zero, if at all possible.

[ImJamal]

It is absurd because in order to make money the companies need people with money to buy their products. If everybody was a slave they wouldn't be able to buy anything.

[iron_ball]

Sure, can't argue with that. But there are plenty of stable points on the curve from 0% to 100% slavery.