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0 pointsvorpalhex8y ago0 comments

Should we go back to the days of mandated government work programs? What is your actual recommendation here?

At some point we have to accept that people should be able to make free choices, and will typically make sub-optimal choices. We can increase the burden on employers but then that means less overall jobs - which then leads to that starvation outcome you mention.

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colechristensen8y ago

My only recommendation is to not base your moral code on market forces. Not everything the market allows is good.

And maybe think a little about the people involved in the products you consume.

vorpalhexOP8y ago

So we should stop shopping at Amazon so their workforce is laid off?

Or we should force Amazon to raise their prices which affects low income consumers the most?

colechristensen8y ago

I'm not judging conclusions but the logic used to arrive at them.

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0 pointsvorpalhex8y ago0 comments

Should we go back to the days of mandated government work programs? What is your actual recommendation here?

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colechristensen8y ago

My only recommendation is to not base your moral code on market forces. Not everything the market allows is good.

And maybe think a little about the people involved in the products you consume.

vorpalhexOP8y ago

So we should stop shopping at Amazon so their workforce is laid off?

Or we should force Amazon to raise their prices which affects low income consumers the most?

colechristensen8y ago

I'm not judging conclusions but the logic used to arrive at them.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse