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sc94597 said:
JWeinCom said:

Fair is relative to how much value they think she adds. For whatever reason, they didn't seem to think it was worth that much. It isn't like they just didn't want to shell out the money, because they picked a pretty expensive replacement. They were willing to compensate someone well for the role, just didn't think she was worth it. 

Sounds like they just really did not want her to work, but would be willing to change their minds if she was able to do it much cheaper than a voice actress they think was more valuable. If that's the case, I don't really fault them.

Fair wage = what the owner/manager of capital determines one's value to be?

Interesting argument which history has shown leads to the mass of people destitute and starving while the minority live in opulence. 

Personally I don't think those with capital or who manage capital should have a unilateral say over what is "fair" when it comes to remuneration. If they had their way we'd all be living on subsistence wages until our bodies or minds deteriorate, then we can just die.

SCABs typically made/make more than the workers they replaced on strike, just to add context.

No.

Relative to means correlated with. And those things are indeed correlated. The more value they perceive, the higher a fair price should be and vice versa. And it's hard to argue that's not the case. Unless you'd like to argue that perceived value of the service doesn't have anything to do with what a fair price should be. I would assume you wouldn't want to argue that because it would be pretty stupid, but you can surprise me if you want. 

But that doesn't mean the perceived value of the service to the employer is the only factor correlated with fairness, and it should have been pretty clear from the post that wasn't even in the ballpark of what I meant. If it wasn't, now it is.