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Re:Finland Gave Two Groups Identical Payments. One Saw 33% B... by TulliusCicero on Monday December 22, 2025 @11:45AM (#46355736)
> The power imbalance inherent in the expectation that you prove you're 'good enough' to a functionary who has the ability to determine if you have money to buy food or not sounds like a deeply unpleasant scenario to me.

You've essentially described how employment works, and yes, it can be rather unpleasant.

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Re:Finland Gave Two Groups Identical Payments. One Saw 33% B... by hobbe80 on Monday December 22, 2025 @03:08PM (#46358383)
Honestly, that is not how employment works in most of the (civilized) world. In the US, sure, but elsewhere we do have labor laws that matter.
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Re:Finland Gave Two Groups Identical Payments. One Saw 33% B... by idiotsecant on Tuesday December 23, 2025 @05:51PM (#46370426)
Yes, both of those scenarios involve a power imbalance when none need exist. That's what labor organization is for.
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Re:Finland Gave Two Groups Identical Payments. One Saw 33% B... by TulliusCicero on Tuesday December 23, 2025 @11:42PM (#46372525)
Can't say I disagree!
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