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Re:Basic income would not reduce people’s willingness to work by yurishimo on Monday January 17, 2022 @02:22PM (#29970619)
Also, I think we've all seen the reddit threads about someone standing up to a rude customer and not getting fired. Those employers exist and seemingly are operating their businesses at a profit.

Hell, we have professions now that demand respect (cops) and magically, the vast majority of the population seems to be able to grow up and not act like a child when confronted with an undesirable situation.

I don't think anyone in retail is asking for an undo burden by the rest of society when demanding humane treatment in their workplace.

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Re:Basic income would not reduce people’s willingness to work by tekknik on Monday January 17, 2022 @11:59PM (#29975314)
> Hell, we have professions now that demand respect (cops) and magically, the vast majority of the population seems to be able to grow up and not act like a child when confronted with an undesirable situation.

By law in most situations you must comply with the police officer. Not really the same.

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Re:Basic income would not reduce people’s willingness to work by munk-a on Monday January 17, 2022 @02:32PM (#29970755)
The fact that "karens" have become a meme is largely due to this. Working retail has always been filled with absolutely terrible customers but in this day and age we're actually shaming them instead of feeding bad behavior with passive silence.
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