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what if i told you employment discrimination is not about "a level playing field for competition", but rather "equal rights for all"? this is not a market or ec
by 21echoes 13y ago
what if i told you employment discrimination is not about "a level playing field for competition", but rather "equal rights for all"? this is not a market or economics issue, this is a human rights issue.
and by "correct imbalances of power in the marketplace" i specifically meant "correct for the allowance of human rights abuses by the marketplace because market forces ill-equipped to root them out". the ability of consumers to have in depth knowledge of every political stance of every business in the production chain of every product they buy means that the free market will never be the right tool for human rights cases (among many others).
- pdonis 13y ago"equal rights for all" Equal rights to what? the ability of consumers to have in depth knowledge of every political stance of every business in the production chain of every product they buy Which, in the age of the Internet, is easy. The problem is not knowledge: the problem is acting on that knowledge. For example, Apple has been criticized for employing sweatshop labor in places like China. (Notice that Mr. Cook conveniently does not mention that in his paean to workplace equality.) If you don't think that's a good thing, will you refuse to buy Apple products? Judging by market share, most people's answer appears to be "no".
- 21echoes 13y ago> Equal rights to what? the pursuit of happiness // income // employment > Which, in the age of the Internet, is easy false