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Re:Amazon workers on Staten Island vote to unionize by mantas on Saturday April 02, 2022 @05:34AM (#30886964)
As a European… The problem with safety net is it brings taxes to cover that safety net. And regulations for companies to make them part of that safety net. In the end it makes it harder to start a small business and more comfy to be employed. Essentially helping big businesses to stamp out competition.

Some safety net without the negatives would be nice. But where will the money come from?

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Re:Amazon workers on Staten Island vote to unionize by jdmichal on Sunday April 03, 2022 @02:29AM (#30894915)
And if one were to consider healthcare premiums in the US as a "tax", the US looks very much like a European country. We in the US are already paying for the safety net, but without actually getting one.

https://www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2019/04/08/us-workers-a...

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