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That would be amazing! More businesses need a costs-plus gun held to their head.

renewiltord 2y ago
It's true. Harvard education costs $300k, so that engineer's lifetime earnings can be $300k plus some small margin so that he does not price gouge. Community college engineer can be paid $2k+small margin.
- pdntspa 2y ago
  Businesses are not people (despite what the law tries to make you think), and people should not be bound by the same limits as businesses.
  - renewiltord 2y ago
    I see. So all software engineers can charge what they want until the moment they join another software engineer. The moment the two of them work together on a shared enterprise, their margin must be capped. As an employer, hiring single-person LLCs provides such a strong advantage in this universe over hiring employees. The former can't charge you more than a small percentage. The latter can charge as much as they want. I suppose we would all be like Uber drivers.
    - pdntspa 2y ago
      Honestly, 10% above costs would put a lot of people far more into the black than they currently are, because you are failing to account for ongoing expenses which raises said cap by a lot. To say nothing that most folks are struggling to make rent and buy food; I think they would like such a deal.
      - sethammons 2y ago
        Software devs in the US are not struggling to make rent and buy food. More likely for them to have one or two airbnb side hustles than be starving. Yes, some have it rough but I'd wager the bell curve puts professional devs in the better-off-than-most boat
refurb 2y ago
Would you be willing to work for a cost-plus salary? Figure out what a middle-class lifestyle costs and pay you 10% more?
- amrocha 2y ago
  You’re saying this ironically but yes, I would. If there was an accepted living standard and every job paid according to that that would be amazing.
  - refurb 2y ago
    That seems very anti-worker.
    - amrocha 2y ago
      Only if you’re in the minority that makes more than they should
      - refurb 2y ago
        Plenty of people make more than 10% more than their costs, you'd be taking away money from all of them.
        amrocha 2y ago
        Oh no you misunderstood, it’s not 10% more than your costs, it’s 10% more than what the cost for a person to live a dignified life should be. So this would really only take money away from people that earn way more than needed.
        pdntspa 2y ago
        Taking money from the greedy.... I like it!
        refurb 2y ago

It's true. Harvard education costs $300k, so that engineer's lifetime earnings can be $300k plus some small margin so that he does not price gouge. Community college engineer can be paid $2k+small margin.

pdntspa 2y ago
Businesses are not people (despite what the law tries to make you think), and people should not be bound by the same limits as businesses.
- renewiltord 2y ago
  I see. So all software engineers can charge what they want until the moment they join another software engineer. The moment the two of them work together on a shared enterprise, their margin must be capped. As an employer, hiring single-person LLCs provides such a strong advantage in this universe over hiring employees. The former can't charge you more than a small percentage. The latter can charge as much as they want. I suppose we would all be like Uber drivers.
  - pdntspa 2y ago
    Honestly, 10% above costs would put a lot of people far more into the black than they currently are, because you are failing to account for ongoing expenses which raises said cap by a lot. To say nothing that most folks are struggling to make rent and buy food; I think they would like such a deal.
    - sethammons 2y ago
      Software devs in the US are not struggling to make rent and buy food. More likely for them to have one or two airbnb side hustles than be starving. Yes, some have it rough but I'd wager the bell curve puts professional devs in the better-off-than-most boat

refurb 2y ago

Would you be willing to work for a cost-plus salary? Figure out what a middle-class lifestyle costs and pay you 10% more?

amrocha 2y ago
You’re saying this ironically but yes, I would. If there was an accepted living standard and every job paid according to that that would be amazing.
- refurb 2y ago
  That seems very anti-worker.
  - amrocha 2y ago
    Only if you’re in the minority that makes more than they should
    - refurb 2y ago
      Plenty of people make more than 10% more than their costs, you'd be taking away money from all of them.
      - amrocha 2y ago
        Oh no you misunderstood, it’s not 10% more than your costs, it’s 10% more than what the cost for a person to live a dignified life should be. So this would really only take money away from people that earn way more than needed.
      - pdntspa 2y ago
        Taking money from the greedy.... I like it!
        refurb 2y ago