“Say friend, what say you and I start a business venture together? Here's what we'll do: I'll make all the decisions and all the money, you'll do all the work, make none of the decisions, and get paid whatever I decide to pay you. You will work whatever hours I say, and those will change as I see fit. I will pay you the lowest I can get away with and keep as much for myself as possible. I expect you to give 110% of your effort even though I will fight tooth and nail to never give you one penny more than the 100% I have to pay you. You'll do this for the best years of your life, from somewhere around 14 until you retire, which might happen someday when you're in your 80s. But THEN you get to enjoy all your time and money, that'll be fun, won't it?! I mean, if you live that long, of course. I'm not spending any more than I have to on your safety or healthcare, after all. And who knows, I might just fire you to hire someone else who will do the same job for less, just to avoid giving you raises in line with inflation. I will essentially own you like a slave but I won't actually have to cover the cost of your food and shelter. Oh, and if you join a union I'll use all that money I've been stealing from the value of your labor to make your life a living Hell. Sign here.”