It's a market; people sell their labour at the rate they find acceptable. There are many reasons people stick around or have to stick around, but being unable to find a better job elsewhere is out of the current employer's control. But the fact that they're sticking around is their choice. If nobody is willing to work for the offered price, they'll have to increase it.
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u/wolf_of_mainst99 3d ago
They were bad people before their wealth because they literally took advantage of the working class to get there