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I reckon you are happy that you didn't work in the mines when you were 9 years of age? Or am I completely wrong? Oh wait, naturally you would have been able to
by madsbuch 7y ago
I reckon you are happy that you didn't work in the mines when you were 9 years of age? Or am I completely wrong? Oh wait, naturally you would have been able to decide for your own best.
- manigandham 7y agoWhat a strange example. Nobody forced kids to work in mines. Full-time driving jobs already exist. Anyone who wants one can already get one. Why take away their freedom to choose flexibility if they want it?
- madsbuch 7y agoThis was about regulations. I never commented on the uber drivers. Tbh, I have not enough insight to know if they should be protected. I am merely pointing out, that is is easy to forget what regulations do for you. And yes, 9 year old have worked in mines before working age was regulated.
- manigandham 7y agoThis regulation is specifically about Uber, and it's also easy to forget what regulations can harm and the unintended consequences they create. Balance is key, and that seems to be have been entirely missed here. > 9 year old have worked in mines before working age was regulated. I know. They weren't forced to work, they were hired because it was legal and families back then depended on their income. Children still work often in agriculture and it remains the families choice to do so. Regardless, there's a big difference between child labor and adults choosing how they want to drive for work.
- CydeWeys 7y agoOh come on, of course those kids were forced to work in those mines. They weren't allowed to refuse. They had to do whatever their parents told them to. The alternative was being a homeless street urchin.
- manigandham 7y agoTimes were different. The alternative was the family starving, and it gets worse the farther you go back in history. It's not very relevant to today.
- pishpash 7y agoI believe the alternative to driving Uber is serving at McDonald's, not becoming a homeless street urchin, so vivid imagery of this strawman notwithstanding, the argument for regulation isn't nearly as convincing.
- madsbuch 7y agoWhether people work at McDonald's or Uber, or are homeless, everybody should be able to lead lives with dignity.
- manigandham 7y agoSure, nobody said anything against that. How is that relevant to this discussion?
- madsbuch 7y agoRegulations are needed to lead lives with dignity. That was basically what the whole discussion was about.