Re:I froze the salaries of my executive team to benefit othe...
by mcv on Thursday May 16, 2019 @11:16AM
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In this case, we're comparing giving money to the rich to giving it to the poor. It's coming from the same place in both cases. In this case, it's quite likely that the financial problems of the poor people in the company has been hurting their productivity (the article doesn't really go into that, but it starts with that the company was stagnating). For the rich, their growth is just a number; they don't really need that extra money for anything, because they already have plenty of it.
Of course in general, it's best to use the money wherever it will give you the best growth. I think that in general, that will be where the most growth is needed; where the most shortages are.
> serving fast food is humiliating to people with people who think of themselves as better
Well, you were the one calling it humiliating. I've got nothing against serving fast food, but in general, I think jobs shouldn't be humiliating, and I feel strongly that people should have the freedom to reject humiliating jobs. A job is a major part of your life. It shouldn't be sucking your soul out, it should stimulate and/or empower you.
> You seems to think the only problem is lack of opportunity, it isn't.
It's not the only problem, but a lack of opportunity is absolutely a problem. And a very real one, for a lot of people.
> For example, if a community has a drug problem, a better economy isn't going to fix that.
No, but that drug problem comes from somewhere, and humiliating or punishing people isn't going to fix it. If anything, that seems likely to make it worse.
Of course in general, it's best to use the money wherever it will give you the best growth. I think that in general, that will be where the most growth is needed; where the most shortages are.
> serving fast food is humiliating to people with people who think of themselves as better
Well, you were the one calling it humiliating. I've got nothing against serving fast food, but in general, I think jobs shouldn't be humiliating, and I feel strongly that people should have the freedom to reject humiliating jobs. A job is a major part of your life. It shouldn't be sucking your soul out, it should stimulate and/or empower you.
> You seems to think the only problem is lack of opportunity, it isn't.
It's not the only problem, but a lack of opportunity is absolutely a problem. And a very real one, for a lot of people.
> For example, if a community has a drug problem, a better economy isn't going to fix that.
No, but that drug problem comes from somewhere, and humiliating or punishing people isn't going to fix it. If anything, that seems likely to make it worse.