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Your missing the point. There is no correct answer to the question. Some people like brownies. Some people like chips. The idea that there is one correct answer
by anm89 7y ago
Your missing the point. There is no correct answer to the question. Some people like brownies. Some people like chips. The idea that there is one correct answer that needs to be enforced on everyone is not only silly but inherently tyrannical.
Turns out people don't need to pay people to organize votes and collect pensions for every decision in their lives. Sometimes you just need to knock on your bosses door and tell them what snacks you want. People are capable of dealing with problems without government
- perl4ever 7y agoYou're missing the point, which is that markets don't necessarily determine what we get. It's not whether your preferences hold or mine hold, but that neither of us have any influence, unless we are willing to walk away from an offer. So political activity is needed in many cases you don't think that it is. I used to work for a company where not only was it futile to ask for perks, but someone started a business selling candy and snacks out of their desk (in competition with the vending machine in the basement) and was shut down by management when they noticed. Same company wouldn't let me volunteer at the Red Cross because their intellectual property agreement conflicted with my employer's claim to own everything. Nowadays, I'm working in the public sector, and my boss cannot just hand out perks, not even free coffee, because, you know, there are laws that say you don't have the authority to do that with tax money - all events like a holiday party or anything have to be financed by employee fundraisers and/or the union.