This is basically the labour theory of value and ignores the value of capital and organisation.
Some guy delivering stuff in a garage is not going to be nowhere near as productive as an Amazon worker.
The crucial bit that people miss is that it is capital, goodwill and organisation allows employees to generate so much money in the first place.
Basically the sum is greater than its parts.
If you want to know where profit comes from(assuming a well functioning market) in a modern economics point of view, look into Subjective theory of value and marginal economics.
Some guy delivering stuff in a garage is not going to be nowhere near as productive as an Amazon worker.
The crucial bit that people miss is that it is capital, goodwill and organisation allows employees to generate so much money in the first place.
Basically the sum is greater than its parts.
If you want to know where profit comes from(assuming a well functioning market) in a modern economics point of view, look into Subjective theory of value and marginal economics.