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Brilliant comment, I've had this understand for a while myself. We can legislate ourselves to a higher standard of working/living, but the work then becomes a p
by dgzl 8y ago
Brilliant comment, I've had this understand for a while myself. We can legislate ourselves to a higher standard of working/living, but the work then becomes a premium and will support fewer people, as outsourcing occurs, to automation and other workforce that doesn't demand such benefits.
What does that make the person who demands a better working condition for themselves, but is fine that a percentage of work is outsourced to a sweatshop?
- drak0n1c 8y agoLabor and wage regulations economically function akin to a "carbon tax" on labor. In addition to encouraging outsourcing, they are encouraging the early adoption of technological alternatives (robots/AI) that face no such restrictions.