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Re:Philadelphia Poised to Ban Employers from Asking Hires Ab... by witty_username on Sunday January 22, 2017 @09:24AM (#13455272)
You forget that if companies win we win by higher interest rates on bank accounts and higher stock prices.
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Re:Philadelphia Poised to Ban Employers from Asking Hires Ab... by Latty on Sunday January 22, 2017 @09:46AM (#13455352)
Who is "we"? People who already have wealth? Sure.
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Re:Philadelphia Poised to Ban Employers from Asking Hires Ab... by witty_username on Sunday January 22, 2017 @10:09AM (#13455427)
No, "we" means anyone invested in those companies who make gains or who has loaned money to those companies (which could occur through your bank account).
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Re:Philadelphia Poised to Ban Employers from Asking Hires Ab... by Latty on Sunday January 22, 2017 @06:31PM (#13458366)
Sure, which means people with wealth already. The more wealth the more you will benefit.

Someone with no money to invest (directly or indirectly through savings accounts) can't benefit.

So, instead of getting paid well, we should be happy with companies indirectly contributing a little to us through their succcess? Sounds like a great excuse for people in the middle to skim a cut.

Look - I'm not saying I don't see the value of business, but that doesn't mean we should just let businesses do whatever the hell they want because them doing well benefits their owners/investors (direct and indirect).

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