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Re:Policies that make the poor less poor by sgift on Monday June 21, 2021 @08:06AM (#27578356)
> Re-designing jobs to be less shitty is one way, of course, but the reason they were not already done is not because the owners are evil per-se, but because it is too expensive, etc

Or simply because they don't have to. Too expensive is very often code for "Sure, I could change the job, but that would cost ME something and I still get enough workers without doing it, so ..."

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Re:Policies that make the poor less poor by foolinaround on Monday June 21, 2021 @11:01AM (#27579837)
sure, we are witnessing mini-experiments like the raise in minimum wages in various areas across the country, and we get to witness the 2nd order effects - some beneficial, and some not ( some even unexpected )

An impartial observer will hopefully make predictions (driven by his biases, of course) but in a few years, use the hindsight to learn lessons.

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