From an uninformed person, you mean. I’m not from the US either.

The only difference?

The biggest crime? Oh my sweet summer child…

Wages are only a minor inconvenience to corporations. It is just a very small tip of a giant iceberg: tax evasion, created scarcity, inflated prices (including markup upwards of 10,000% on medical supplies), price agreements, unethical marketing strategies, dark internet patterns, and many many other evil corporate strategies.