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I hope the younger generation is much more progressive than the status quo, this sort of thing has no chance of making it in the USA for at least 50 years. The
by frankbreetz 7y ago
I hope the younger generation is much more progressive than the status quo, this sort of thing has no chance of making it in the USA for at least 50 years. The argument I always hear made by libertarian types is "I entered an agreement with the company, I didn't have to do this". It is mind-blowing to me how quickly the corporation is made to be the victim. It is in the corporations best interest to exploit the worker as much as possible and get as much work for as little pay, and no worker has as much power as even a small organization, so the organization will come out on top the majority of the time.
A government that is concerned about its citizens could balance this power dynamic.
This mindset seems so simple and basic to me, could someone enlighten me on the other side of this argument wouldn't almost everyone's life be better if we enacted policies like these?
- knightofmars 7y ago"It is in the corporations best interest to exploit the worker as much as possible..." I agree with you entirely. Most people don't see themselves as exploited. Yet when the salary to hourly calculation happens and then an adjustment for actual hours worked happens (a regular 60 hour work week instead of a 40) lots of salaries suddenly look much different in the eyes of those making them.