A Driver’s Suicide Reveals the Dark Side of the Gig Economy

Re:A Driver’s Suicide Reveals the Dark Side of the Gig Economy by perl4ever on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @06:37PM (#16321023)

The term "social safety net" or "welfare program" as applied to veterans' benefits doesn't seem appropriate for this discussion. After all, people who don't work for the military also have benefits, which are not considered welfare programs, so it's inconsistent to throw this category in.

Social Security and Medicare are not particularly redistributive, so I don't think it's appropriate to include them either. The terms "welfare" or "safety net" implies to me taking from the well off and helping a relatively small number who are in need.

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Re:A Driver’s Suicide Reveals the Dark Side of the Gig Economy by candiodari on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @09:15PM (#16321772)

As long as you apply the same rules to other countries you compare to, that's great.

But then, again, the US is going to look pretty good compared to others.

(and I would like to add that there are plenty of economists saying that in fact most or all of a country's military budget is a social welfare program, as it's a job-of-last-resort for young people, which definitely helps them)

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