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The goods being in location A rather than location B is the value add.

Logistics is a profit centre, not a cost.

Of course the actual act of shipping the goods is a profit center. But payroll is a cost center in every industry I'm aware of. You can't just 10x your shipping costs in order to pay your truckers 10x the salary and expect to remain in business.

The payroll costs are usually included in each “centre”

Why does debate always turn into this? No one suggested much more than a ~1.5xish pay increase yet the response is "you expect them to pay 10x the salary and remain in business??"?

What is the goal of just exaggerating and debating a thing no one says versus just debating what people are actually saying?

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