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> Forcing freelancers into W-2 status is just another example of the government screwing people over "for their own good". It's the government screwing _some_
by RHSeeger 6y ago
> Forcing freelancers into W-2 status is just another example of the government screwing people over "for their own good".
It's the government screwing _some_ people over for the good of everyone else, where it's presumed that "good of everyone else" is worth more to society than what is lost by those that get screwed over by it.
At least, that's generally the intent.
- yaml-ops-guy 6y agoI’m very glad we’re only screwing over “some” people, good to have that cleared up, thank you for that...it’s still an abominable practice to put any amount of laborers through.
- threatofrain 6y agoGovernment policy is inherently concerned with those kinds of moral tradeoffs. Vaccines and lockdowns naturally pose such questions.
- RHSeeger 6y agoAre you of the belief that there are a set of policies/laws that result in everyone being happy and nobody being screwed over? Such a thing is not realistic. Every system of laws results in some people suffering for the benefit of others. The better law system result in less suffering for more benefit.
- thereisnospork 6y agoConsidering that the people it was supposed to help are being fired every 2 years for 6 months I'd say the governments plan to help some people hasn't and caught people like the GP in the crossfire. Quelle surprise.
- syshum 6y agoAhh the old "Greater Good", the most evil phrase in the English Language Anyone attempting to do anything for "the greater good" should be viewed with suspicion and disrespect as most at best what they are attempting to do no matter the intent will fail and harm more people than it will help At worst is it just a shield to cover their immoral actions, or thirst for power Every person that values freedom, individuality, and prosperity should reject any policy or law that is based on a "greater good" narrative
- throwaways885 6y ago> Every person that values freedom, individuality, and prosperity should reject any policy or law that is based on a "greater good" narrative Curious what you think about COVID lockdowns then
- syshum 6y agoShould be very clear, I oppose government mandated lock downs.
- SiempreViernes 6y agoWhat do you think about defence spending?
- syshum 6y agoThat is more complicated, but I take a traditionally libertarian view, opposing world policing actual defense is acceptable, actual defense being something akin to a slightly more powerful coast guard. But going item by item on the list of government actions would be rather pointless, politically I fall somewhere between Anarcho-Capitalism and Geo-Libertarianism
- AlgorithmicTime 6y agoWe do entirely too much of it. A decently sized and survivable nuclear counter-strike force to be unleashed on anyone who attacks our nation is sufficient.
- 0xEFF 6y agoSeems selfish. Lockdowns reduce deaths. Edit: I don’t mean to call anyone names, genuinely interested in understanding if you’re concerned about being perceived as selfish and if so how you reconcile the tension?
- syshum 6y ago
- AlgorithmicTime 6y agoThere's no need to screw these people over - simply more exactly specify the policy to address the actual issue.
- walshemj 6y agoIts more having a fake second class worker which benefits massively the employer and not real self employed people.