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Seems like the only thing this will achieve is a reduction in safety standards (states racing to the bottom for profitability), and a increase in the complexity
by miningape 2y ago
Seems like the only thing this will achieve is a reduction in safety standards (states racing to the bottom for profitability), and a increase in the complexity of handling inter-state business.
So both the workers and the business' are getting screwed? If it's meant to boost productivity the additional labour of remaining compliant across state regulations works against this.
- xethos 2y agoBest case scenario this turns out like how California effectively sets automotive emissions standards nation-wide. No state is perfect, but I'd trust California more than any other state [large enough to have this power]. For anyone "California effectively sets emissions standards" is news to: California has the most onerous restrictions. OEMs can pull out and leave California (infeasible due to population), they can meet-but-not-exceed regulations in every state (infeasible due to the explosion of product lines and how each vehicle must then go to a specific state), or they can just meet California's regulations and call it good (what typically ends up happening). Keeping one set of rules in the company books is hopefully such a simplification that large companies say "Screw it, we'll hit California's standard and just run that everywhere". If America's really lucky, smaller companies in less restrictive states will struggle to hire if they're using the less-safe standards, and the worker-safety floor will rise to "Whatever California says"
- sofixa 2y agoSimilarly but on a global scale, there's the the Brussels Effect with the EU: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_effect