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Those jurisdictions stifle innovation. Thankfully, the vast majority of the US does not do that. Door Dashers in 99% of the US will now have a button to click t
by k33n 7mo ago
Those jurisdictions stifle innovation. Thankfully, the vast majority of the US does not do that. Door Dashers in 99% of the US will now have a button to click that will put more money in their pockets. Very good!
- fragmede 7mo agoPretty sure Task rabbit operates in said jurisdictions, so it's not that.
- EA-3167 7mo agoInnovation in what exactly?
- k33n 7mo agoIt's right there in the article. An innovative idea in the field of distributed labor, enabled by technology is being launched in the 99% of the US that allows ideas to be tried freely. I'm happy to see it!
- brendoelfrendo 7mo agoWorker protections are good, actually.
- alex43578 7mo agoRight up until it protects you out of a job, like California’s fast food minimum wage: https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w34033/w34033.pdf https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w34033/w340...
- none2585 7mo agoThis paper has not been peer reviewed and is written by a conservative leaning academic. I'm sure you knew both of those things though
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- k33n 7mo agoIt’s a solid paper. Are you able to put aside your irrational biases and consider other views?
- alex43578 7mo agoIs your position that making fast-food labor more expensive increases fast food employment? Because that's really a unique take.
- Balinares 7mo agoI mean, yes, trivially? That only hinges on two factors: what share of a fast food business' overall expenses actually go to labor costs, and, y'know, how much extra demand is enabled by ensuring even the poorest workers make enough to afford fast food once in a while. Takes like yours used to baffle me, until I realized that the US was founded on enslaved labor and to this day there remains a silent expectation in some circles that there must be a laborer class which should be as inexpensive and disposable as possible, and is fundamentally distinct from the consumer class. A lot becomes clearer all at once when you realize that to some, there's a whole segment of the population that is not expected to benefit from the economy, only serve it. Historically, such worldviews have in the long term tended to bring sharp misfortune to those holding them. I'm hoping for a better outcome here, though.
- k33n 7mo agoFast food workers are included in the consumer class. As for slavery, the poorly educated believe that it was a uniquely American phenomenon. Slavery was a global institution practiced by every civilization, nation, and culture on earth. In fact, it’s still alive and well in multiple places. The US abolished it fully in 1865. Products produced by slaves accounted for around 15% of our GDP at its peak. You learned something today. I’m proud of you.
- PopAlongKid 7mo ago>launched in the 99% of the US >excluding California, New York City, Seattle and Colorado. I question your basic math skills if you conclude that those jurisdictions amount to only 1% of the U.S.
- randycupertino 7mo agoThose states have more worker labor protections that apply to gig workers.
- CPLX 7mo agoPiecemeal labor! Shift work! SRO’s! Unlicensed taxis! I can't imagine what these innovators will come up with next.
- worik 7mo ago* Child labour - Return the right to work to everyone * Slavery - End the unjust and anti-competitive prison system monopoly * Restore the rights of oppresed White Nationalists - The right to hire whom you please * End the unjust prohibition of "rape" in marriage - Be free to do what you want with your property
- butlike 7mo agoThe best part is that if my phone dies, I have no way to hail an unlicensed taxi and I'm well and truly stranded.