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Re:The New Yorker has formed a union by harryh on Wednesday June 06, 2018 @05:05PM (#17251122)
Individuals might prioritize personal outcomes over market outcomes, but societies and governments should prioritize the latter.
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Re:The New Yorker has formed a union by pron on Wednesday June 06, 2018 @05:40PM (#17251327)
> but societies and governments should prioritize the latter

Societies should prioritize according to their values. I don't think that maximizing GDP is a universal value.

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Re:The New Yorker has formed a union by wpietri on Thursday June 07, 2018 @12:49PM (#17257618)
Yeah. The consumer optimum is heavily exploited workers, as that drives labor costs down as much as possible. We're looking for a reasonable balance, so the value created by labor is shared between consumer, producer, and the many other people in the value chain.
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