I once heard a politician say that making products should get more efficient and less expensive over time. So my question is: how do employees increase their earnings?

Here are the scenarios I think could be at play:

1. The products could be priced so that profits increase, and more products could be sold. However, profits could go to upper mgmt. Competition could also create pressure to decrease prices.

2. There could be more time and resources for research and development. That could be up to management, though, and there are risks there as well.

3. Some other scenario I haven’t thought of yet.