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Re:Tesla laid off my disabled veteran husband then cancelled... by JumpCrisscross on Sunday January 20, 2019 @10:58PM (#18957530)
> This is common practice in lots of pretty successful and pleasant countries

With measurably deleterious effects on entrepreneurship. The solution to lay-offs isn’t hindering labour allocation. It’s socialising survival costs, e.g. through unemployment insurance, universal healthcare and subsistence guarantees.

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Re:Tesla laid off my disabled veteran husband then cancelled... by geofft on Sunday January 20, 2019 @11:27PM (#18957636)
I'm not totally convinced entrepreneurship is the right measure. Research happens in plenty of other contexts; entrepreneurship is just a vehicle that works well in a society that values a free market and rugged individualism.

But I don't have enough evidence to say that entrepreneurship is uncorrelated with improving society, so I'll just ask - anyone have recommended studies/articles/etc. arguing either for or against entrepreneurship or even research being a good measure of improvements to society / quality of life?

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