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I'm not sure advocating that we remove the law in order to prevent businesses from quietly breaking it is really solving the problem here.
by jhall1468 8y ago
I'm not sure advocating that we remove the law in order to prevent businesses from quietly breaking it is really solving the problem here.
- tomjen3 8y agoAt least if that was the case we would be able to quantify it, and people would know which industries it was worst in, and how much (eg. you should expect your income to peak at 42 years, save accordingly).
- jhall1468 8y agoSure, we can also legalize murder and learn a lot more about people that do it, why and a whole bunch of other data, but we don't do that for obvious reasons. This is just a less fantastical example of that. And you can see how successful their attempt at hiding it was.
- nsgi 8y agoWhy would age discrimination be easier to quantify if it was legal?
- analog31 8y agoHere's a thought experiment: Legislate a cutoff age right before the next election.
- matz1 8y agoIts cost vs benefit. Trying to remove the law seems way more expensive and difficult compare to doing it secretly and indirectly.