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I’d rather the government make it more difficult for big companies like Amazon to exploit their workers, as opposed to making it easier for workers to be exploi
by ljm 8y ago
I’d rather the government make it more difficult for big companies like Amazon to exploit their workers, as opposed to making it easier for workers to be exploited.
Forcing a full-time driver into a contract role is pure exploitation, given that it absolves Amazon of a certain level of civic responsibility (now the contracting driver isn’t paying himself enough... and Amazon sees a nice reduction on the payroll).
- matz1 8y agoSo you want the government to actually care about its citizen well being ? Then do something like basic income instead.
- IggleSniggle 8y agoBasic income does not address the fact that many of these regulations are required for the safety of the driver as well as other drivers on the road. Removing those to make the job cheaper to perform and thus more profitable doesn’t make it better for society, regardless of who reaps the profits.
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- matz1 8y agoI'm addressing your comment of worker being exploited (not being paid enough).
- IggleSniggle 8y agoThis was my first comment, but the heart of the exploitation here is that the regulatory burden being placed on the worker IS the exploitation, because the related cost is hidden. Removing the regulatory burden is not the right solution to the exploitation.
- matz1 8y agoIf your concern is safety then one of solution is to impose high penalty/punishment for reckless driving.
- IggleSniggle 8y agoAmazingly, people often fail to respond to negative incentives, because they think they will be lucky enough to avoid them. See: - heart attacks - lung disease - saving for retirement - vehicle emissions - etc. And, even if you can’t afford the punishment for killing another human being, you might still be able to afford to take the risk to do so. It’s a sort of lessor version of a free-rider problem. Even there, this is assuming that people that take on this level of personal liability are even aware that they are taking that risk.
- matz1 8y agonegative incentives works otherwise we wouldn't have it. Does it work perfectly ? no. The goal is to reduce. To eliminate completely maybe impossible.
- IggleSniggle 8y agoPreventative medicine is the most effective treatment.