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Re:Uber lays off 435 people by fastball on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @05:40AM (#20938080)
Because then you would be forcing everyone to be an equity partner, even if they would rather take a higher salary than share in the risk. Doesn't sound like freedom to me.
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Re:Uber lays off 435 people by earthboundkid on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @10:31AM (#20940585)
The "freedom" to monopolize capital is not a meaningful freedom, any more than the freedom to starve in a ditch is a real freedom.
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Re:Uber lays off 435 people by lliamander on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @05:17PM (#20944814)
I imagine independent contracting would be a way to avoid that.
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