Labor is isolated as a cost and is taken out, along with other expenses, to determine profit. So, do employers share their profits with their employees? In a way, they do. Gross sales, less expenses, equals profit. But, I can see how employers, after they have made their calculations, can then give more money to employees and take less profit. The key here is employers pay the least amount of wages possible. I love the phrase "industry standard wages," which only means what the employers are paying employees because they control that amount.