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On The Sin of Wages

What Happens When a Civilization Stops Paying for Results

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Richard L. Johnson
Oct 29, 2025
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“You cannot pay a man to be virtuous.” - Aristotle

Wake up, wagie - time to maximize your income generating potential. The Sin of Wages contends that traditional wage/salary systems undermine organizational performance by disconnecting pay from results, and it prescribes a system of measurable performance metrics and profit-linked pay to align employees’…

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