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this is false
I'm not sure if you realize this, but wages and salaries do in fact exist
Of course they exist, but they're likely not factored in to the cost of the good you're purchasing. The worker isn't going to make any more money if you buy a product. (Unless there's a commission, I suppose)
the cost of the good you are buying is where the workers money comes from
if you (maybe not just you but like 1000s of people) bought something from a corporation, and their profits grow, some of the extra money that the company makes will go to the worker if they unionize for high wages (that the company can now afford to pay) or if the company is forced by the market to pay the workers more so they don't leave the company individualy. And if the company wants to expand they will have to pay more workers to make more products which overall pays them more (but not individually)
there is some trickle-down here and while it is not much its really incorrect to say it doesn't exist
That's fair, but by that accounting it's probably better to say that when you buy something for $10, $1 goes to the worker, $1 goes to the company, and $8 goes to other companies who then pay their workers, etc.