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A comment on Uber drivers “employees” for unemployment purposes, NY labor board says. Parent comment

Re:Uber drivers “employees” for unemployment purposes, NY la... by malandrew on Friday July 20, 2018 @01:33PM (#17577100)
Unless someone buys 100% fair-trade products, they are basically complicit in the exploitation. People most likely to purchase exploitative goods are those that are earning the least. Making these goods more expensive will just plunge people into poverty. This is why more people in 4-season climates freeze to death in the winter when the price of oil goes up.

We're all part of complex systems and collectively as buyers we act as a forcing function on prices that leads to these practices you disapprove of.

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Re:Uber drivers “employees” for unemployment purposes, NY la... by s73v3r_ on Friday July 20, 2018 @01:41PM (#17577156)
No. The people running these companies are adults, who are fully capable of being responsible for their own actions. They know right from wrong. The fault of exploiting workers is 100000% on them, and them alone.
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