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If its cheaper because you found some way to circumvent labour laws and pit all the Joe average's against each other in a race to the bottom (like most of the "

If its cheaper because you found some way to circumvent labour laws and pit all the Joe average's against each other in a race to the bottom (like most of the "sharing economy" disruption does): Because it does not make the world a better place. I mean should my window cleaning really be 5 bucks cheaper if that means the guy/gal doing it is not insured if he/she falls of the ladder and can never work again? If you let people choose to take those kinds of risk there will always be some people doing it. Undercutting the people who don't want to take these risk but get forced because they need to be competitive. That's why we had those kind of labour laws in the first place. Because we thought while being allowed to compete everyone should have certain basic rights which should never be compromised.

samat 8y ago
You also have this laws in part because there was a USSR. Average Joe could turn into communist if his life was too miserable.
golergka 8y ago
> Because it does not make the world a better place. This is a very high level of abstraction. Making the world a better place is sometimes interesting and to me, and sometimes it's something that I (or you) would be completely indifferent to. Unless you're from a Coke commercial or a hippy commune, "making the world a better place" is not really what you're after. Now, how are all these things that you mentioned actually relevant to your or me?
- jsiepkes 8y ago
  > Now, how are all these things that you mentioned actually relevant to your or me? Well that depends on the kind of person you are. To stay with my earlier example; I personally like the person who cleans my windows to not have to go live under a bridge if that person falls off the ladder and never being able to work again. All because my window cleaning had to be a bit cheaper. So if its relevant for you is a matter of personal taste.

samat 8y ago

You also have this laws in part because there was a USSR. Average Joe could turn into communist if his life was too miserable.

golergka 8y ago

> Because it does not make the world a better place. This is a very high level of abstraction. Making the world a better place is sometimes interesting and to me, and sometimes it's something that I (or you) would be completely indifferent to. Unless you're from a Coke commercial or a hippy commune, "making the world a better place" is not really what you're after. Now, how are all these things that you mentioned actually relevant to your or me?

jsiepkes 8y ago
> Now, how are all these things that you mentioned actually relevant to your or me? Well that depends on the kind of person you are. To stay with my earlier example; I personally like the person who cleans my windows to not have to go live under a bridge if that person falls off the ladder and never being able to work again. All because my window cleaning had to be a bit cheaper. So if its relevant for you is a matter of personal taste.