>My wife is in advertising, and her first reaction to this proposal was that lots of people at ad companies and tech firms would be fired, which is true. But wh

>My wife is in advertising, and her first reaction to this proposal was that lots of people at ad companies and tech firms would be fired, which is true. But when globalization destroyed hundreds of thousands of U.S. manufacturing jobs, few elite policymakers batted an eyelash. When markets restructure, people are making voluntary choices and the demand for certain goods and services declines while for others it increases. If we're working at a job, we know that if that work is not needed, we shouldn't expect to get paid. In this case, you're outlawing their livelihood. You're making a singular decision, and threatening to go after them with fines and jail time if they don't comply.