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Isn't this the same as the Broken Window Fallacy? They want to force people to use economically inefficient services, small restaurants versus large cafeteria,
by kernoble 8y ago
Isn't this the same as the Broken Window Fallacy?
They want to force people to use economically inefficient services, small restaurants versus large cafeteria, to create more economic "activity". Which would be analogous to celebrating the waste of breaking a perfectly good window, because fixing/replacing the window generates economic activity. Is that fair?
This is under the (I think reasonable) assumption that a cafeteria designed for 500-1000 people is probably more efficient than the dozens of smaller scale restaurants needed to match that supply.
- bsimpson 8y agoI trust that I have access to higher quality, healthier food at work than I would if I had to buy lunch at a restaurant. Employers have a stronger incentive to prioritize long-term health in conjunction with short term satisfaction. Restaurants have an incentive to overuse unhealthy but addictive/inexpensive ingredients like salt/sugar/fat to maximize short term pleasure.
- srinivasan 8y agoThis.
- thr0waway5678 8y agoYes I too trust the clearly defined category of "employers", with their uniform set of values and practices with regard to employee health and safety. Why on earth would a person trust somebody who was elected by a community for the job of helping its citizens over a corporation that has to generate value for shareholders?