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Nobody is forced to do any of those things, you always have to choose.
by ryanlol 11y ago
Nobody is forced to do any of those things, you always have to choose.
- toomuchtodo 11y agoThe measure of a civilization is how it treats its weakest members.
- darkstar999 11y agoWe have social security, unemployment insurance, medicare/medicaid, and on and on. You want part-time workers to be paid full time. How is that fair for the employer? There is no good answer to the part-time work problem. If the supply of workers outpaces the demand for work, the employer will hire part time. It's simple economics.
- toomuchtodo 11y ago> We have social security, unemployment, medicare/medicaid, and on and on. None of which are sufficient compared to proper first world countries (ie anywhere developed outside of the US). > You want part-time workers to be paid full time. How is that fair for the employer? There is no good answer to the part-time work problem. A government doesn't exist for your business interests; it exists to take care of its citizens. If you can operate your business in such an environment, great. If you can't, tough. Quality of life is a more important measure than your exit strategy or next quarter results.
- mason240 11y agoAble bodied independent workers are by far not our societies weakest members.
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- toomuchtodo 11y agoI think its grossly shortsighted to assume only able bodied workers are working for Uber, Lyft, or any other joke of a startup you want to lump into the "sharing economy".
- mason240 11y agoIf they are working as a driver for Uber or Lyft, they are an able bodied workers by definition.
- prostoalex 11y agoIt's mainly a function of government though. Although there are some companies (HandUp, and a few others) started with the goal of treating the weakest members better.
- zorpner 11y agoWhen people are forced to "choose" between their survival and being exploited, it's no choice at all.
- Apocryphon 11y agoFreedom is always bounded by one's environment.