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Can everyone run their own general contracting firm? Both of your examples require workers. Good for the outliers who are doing well, but if their employees c
by SketchySeaBeast 3y ago
Can everyone run their own general contracting firm? Both of your examples require workers. Good for the outliers who are doing well, but if their employees can't keep up with the cost of living that's a problem, right?
- coding123 3y agohave you seen the cost to build a building lately?
- Scoundreller 3y agoIn theory, the underlying land value should go down if only the cost of construction went up.
- adql 3y agoSounds like baseless theory
- lotsofpulp 3y agoThe theory requires appropriately high land value taxes. If land owners can simply hold onto land for cheap, and let the rest of society pay disproportionately more for their land’s security via cops and courts, then they are under no rush to sell.
- Scoundreller 3y ago> but if their employees can't keep up with the cost of living that's a problem, right? The sad truth is that employees that can’t afford the cost of living have little leverage and might be replaceable by employees that will work for even less (because they have to, not because they want to).
- SketchySeaBeast 3y agoWell, if you're either a victim or you own the company and make more victims I still think there's a problem.
- Aerroon 3y agoYou're not a victim though. That's just nature.
- SketchySeaBeast 3y agoI'm using the words of the person I was originally responding to: "Or maybe just be a victim forever".