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>A voluntary agreement No job contract is truly voluntary in the absence of a guaranteed livable income. Period. Take the implicit threat of poverty out of th
by crdoconnor 12y ago
>A voluntary agreement
No job contract is truly voluntary in the absence of a guaranteed livable income. Period.
Take the implicit threat of poverty out of the salary/job negotiation process (e.g. with a basic income) and then we can talk about "voluntary" contracts.
>Can you clarify what you mean? If Pfizer conducts the research then they collect the rent.
Legal entities do not conduct research, people do. Legal entities do collect rents, though (which are then distributed).
Ostensibly, the patent system is there to spur innovation by people.
- JoeAltmaier 12y agoExaggeration? Small jobs are everywhere (washing dishes, hauling, yard work) that put off starvation. That means you can take a (little) while to decide on a job, and reject jobs that don't appeal. Its not "take the 1st job you find or die".
- sgift 12y agoSo, to not take a job I don't want I have to take another (small) job. Sounds pretty much like "you either have some job or you die" to me. And not exactly voluntary.
- JoeAltmaier 12y agoYes but the job-offerer is not in the driver's seat- you are. That's the point.