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Beware of assuming that every law passed with the intent of protecting workers actually has that effect. Yes, some laws really do protect workers (e.g. banning
by rwallace 11y ago
Beware of assuming that every law passed with the intent of protecting workers actually has that effect. Yes, some laws really do protect workers (e.g. banning noncompete employment clauses). But laws that make it very difficult to get rid of employees (either because they're not doing a good job or just because you can't afford them anymore) act as strong deterrents to hiring, and that tilts the power balance strongly in favour of employers over workers - which is exactly what causes so many problems in the first place.
- Frozenlock 11y agoI would add to this that looking at the 'intent' of a law is the worst possible way to look at it. There's no law out there with the disclosed intent of killing children, or making sure some people stay poor, or protecting a market from competition. Every law is always 'for the good of the Universe and it's a wonder we survived this long without it'. The only way we can judge a law is by its REAL consequences, not the PR surrounding it.
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- rodgerd 11y ago> Beware of assuming that every law passed with the intent of protecting workers actually has that effect. Be even more wary of believing a CEO's account of how he ran a company into bankruptcy is the fault of everyone but him.