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Not the best article - if it’s a myth why does Senator Warren need to introduce new legislation?

• neltnerb 8y ago
  Because it looks good, and companies need some pressure to adopt new practices that go against their institutional assumptions, even if the new practices are better. Not sure if I agree with her about employee votes or community votes or thresholds, but they're interesting ideas to think about. Obviously it's not getting passed anytime soon, so I read it as a starting point for a conversation. I think both make logical sense, thinking of it as required unionization and an adjustment to require companies that have more power than towns take those towns into account somehow. Definitely an approach to think about. Occasionally, industries will ask as a group to be regulated because it's too hard or risky to take a step on their own, even if they all agree it's a good idea. Salt would be an example where the big companies all generally agree they can easily reduce it without anyone noticing if they all do it at the same time, but if only one does it they'll taste noticeably worse. So the only way they can figure to start reducing salt is by getting a regulation written to make it happen. It's a curious system.
  • slededit 8y ago
    I’m actually interested in proof it is a myth - but this article is not it. It’s an ad for Senator Warrens re-election campaign
• sokoloff 8y ago
  Because she intends to run for President in 2020 and is interested in making a very public grand gesture that will fail to pass in the legislature.