Of course it is a ridiculous argument. Same as GP. How would you live and be able to work for your company if it didn't pay you at all?
The fact is that the employer/employee relation is a business one, in which each party looks for his own interest first and foremost. The interest of the other party is only instrumental.
There are power asymmetries, and we can agree that the average guy gets, on average, shafted, while someone born "on the right side of the table" is always dealt the good cards[0].
But I don't think the nature of the employer/employee relation is the problem. The problem is the vast inequality of opportunity at birth.
[0] Though I shall note that in a sense pretty much everyone on this website is born on the right side of the table, and doesn't seem to feel too guilty about that.
The fact is that the employer/employee relation is a business one, in which each party looks for his own interest first and foremost. The interest of the other party is only instrumental.
There are power asymmetries, and we can agree that the average guy gets, on average, shafted, while someone born "on the right side of the table" is always dealt the good cards[0].
But I don't think the nature of the employer/employee relation is the problem. The problem is the vast inequality of opportunity at birth.
[0] Though I shall note that in a sense pretty much everyone on this website is born on the right side of the table, and doesn't seem to feel too guilty about that.