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Re:To Understand Rising Inequality, Consider Janitors by dlp211 on Sunday September 03, 2017 @05:25PM (#15164014)
I never understand why someone working less is considered a bad thing. If a person works less that leaves a vacuum for their services which will then be filled by another market actor.
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Re:To Understand Rising Inequality, Consider Janitors by flyinglizard on Sunday September 03, 2017 @06:23PM (#15164304)
On an individual level - correct. On a society level - not true anymore as you are reducing the effective size of the workforce.
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Re:To Understand Rising Inequality, Consider Janitors by surfmike on Monday September 04, 2017 @02:26AM (#15166137)
If you think the economy is a zero-sum game then it's not a bad thing. If you think wealth can be created and that society benefits from a population with a high labor force participation (like Scandinavia for instance), then it's a bad thing.
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