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Either the company will need to increase that person's wage or they will find other employment. Don't make parking a special case vs other aspects of inequality
by xapata 9y ago
Either the company will need to increase that person's wage or they will find other employment. Don't make parking a special case vs other aspects of inequality.
If you want to alleviate wage disparity, target it directly, not just one tiny symptom.
- anindha 9y agoHe/she was giving a counter example to show it wasn't win-win, not commenting on equality in general.
- xapata 9y agoThe example of the cafeteria employee is saying that poor people are disproportionately harmed by increased prices. That's true. I argue that despite the regressive nature of consumption fees, they're important for a well-functioning market. The problems of poverty are important as well, but should not prevent us from using market-based solutions for allocating resources.
- anindha 9y agoIf the funds went back to all employees equally then it’s a market-based solution. This example is conflating the market for charity donations with parking. If I was going to donate $10k/month to charity anyway, I’d bid $5k a month on the parking (not sure how tax would work).
- xapata 9y agoOne of is misreading the other. I'm not sure why you responded with those statements. It could be that I'm just confused -- I've had a long day.