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The problem is that "we" (the government) is making it illegal for people to work for the best offer that they had. So now some portion of them aren't making a
by baggy_trough 2y ago
The problem is that "we" (the government) is making it illegal for people to work for the best offer that they had. So now some portion of them aren't making a wage at all.
- WarOnPrivacy 2y ago> The problem is that "we" (the government) is making it illegal for people to work for the best offer that they had. In doing genealogy, I've seen the end results of allowing powerful corporations to decide the best offer people would have. Mass die-offs of 45yo's from Black Lung disease springs to mind.
- baggy_trough 2y agoI don't think gig workers are remotely comparable to coal miners from 50 years ago.
- WarOnPrivacy 2y ago>> The problem is that "we" (the government) is making it illegal for people to work for the best offer that they had. > I don't think gig workers are remotely comparable to coal miners from 50 years ago. I wasn't comparing gig workers to coal miners. I was illustrating how "best offers" are designed by corporations and trend toward being exploitive.
- baggy_trough 2y agoI don't think you can conclude that, because gig workers are not comparable to coal miners.