3 ms·

Might be a controversial opinion, but I think we as humans have lost sight of the ball when we start letting capitalism drive ethics.

conanbatt 8y ago
And what ethics tell you that you should have the right to bar other people from working with other people?
- rmrfrmrf 8y ago
  For Americans, reducing income disparity, which in turn would allow more money to flow within the US. For foreign employees, ending a program of indentured servitude that dangles the prospect of citizenship in front of them while providing substandard pay and limited mobility. For foreign governments, bringing talent back to their countries rather than cash, enabling the development of their own businesses and growth of their own economy.
  - conanbatt 8y ago
    > For Americans, reducing income disparity, which in turn would allow more money to flow within the US. You mean increase income disparity. More foreign software engineers would lower the median salary of a software engineer in the us, which is in the top bracket of earners. Increasing the salary of software engineers increases income disparity between those and the median. Also, i thought the point was to make an ethical one, not a money one. > For foreign employees, ending a program of indentured servitude that dangles the prospect of citizenship in front of them while providing substandard pay and limited mobility. Oh why thank you. Did you ask foreign employees if they like your idea of banning them from the US for their own benefit? > For foreign governments, bringing talent back to their countries rather than cash, enabling the development of their own businesses and growth of their own economy. If you have a concern for the well-being of foreign governments over the interests in the US, you can advocate or better measures than punishing foreign people.

3 ms·

Might be a controversial opinion, but I think we as humans have lost sight of the ball when we start letting capitalism drive ethics.

by rmrfrmrf 8y ago

conanbatt 8y ago
And what ethics tell you that you should have the right to bar other people from working with other people?
- rmrfrmrf 8y ago
  For Americans, reducing income disparity, which in turn would allow more money to flow within the US. For foreign employees, ending a program of indentured servitude that dangles the prospect of citizenship in front of them while providing substandard pay and limited mobility. For foreign governments, bringing talent back to their countries rather than cash, enabling the development of their own businesses and growth of their own economy.
  - conanbatt 8y ago
    > For Americans, reducing income disparity, which in turn would allow more money to flow within the US. You mean increase income disparity. More foreign software engineers would lower the median salary of a software engineer in the us, which is in the top bracket of earners. Increasing the salary of software engineers increases income disparity between those and the median. Also, i thought the point was to make an ethical one, not a money one. > For foreign employees, ending a program of indentured servitude that dangles the prospect of citizenship in front of them while providing substandard pay and limited mobility. Oh why thank you. Did you ask foreign employees if they like your idea of banning them from the US for their own benefit? > For foreign governments, bringing talent back to their countries rather than cash, enabling the development of their own businesses and growth of their own economy. If you have a concern for the well-being of foreign governments over the interests in the US, you can advocate or better measures than punishing foreign people.