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> We're defining Who's We? Shouldn't taxi drivers be free to define how much they want to sell their time? Why should you decide for them? Isn't that paternali
by patrickaljord 10y ago
> We're defining
Who's We? Shouldn't taxi drivers be free to define how much they want to sell their time? Why should you decide for them? Isn't that paternalistic and anti-freedom? Why do you know better than they do what's best for them? Why not let them be?
- sealjam 10y agoI mean we as a society. > Shouldn't taxi drivers be free to define how much they want to sell their time? The problem with this is that, in my (perhaps naive) mind, the logical conclusion is a race to the bottom fuelled by greed (of the business) and desperation (of the employee) which helps nobody. In my view there should be a regulation to prevent how far this can go. By the way, I don't think we'll agree on any of these points, but it's refreshing to have a discussion that doesn't descend into name-calling and personal criticism :)
- patrickaljord 10y ago> the logical conclusion is a race to the bottom fuelled by greed (of the business) If that were true, we would all be paid minimum wage, which is not true. As you gain experience, you bring more value and therefor employers are forced to pay you more, which is demonstrated by reality as I said, we're not all paid minimum wage for exactly that reason. Race to the bottom happens when the minimum wage gets so high that even qualified people get minimum wage and the rest are just unemployed and don't get anything at all. About greed, are you're aware what greed is? Here's Milton's 3 minutes video on it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWsx1X8PV_A&t=13s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWsx1X8PV_A&t=13s