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this post was submitted on 18 Aug 2023
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Yes, you absolutely can. That's how every act that's currently illegal became so. We decided it was not beneficial to allow the behavior and put people in jail if they kept doing it.
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apples and oranges.
As we all know, supporting unionization and literally making layoffs a crime are the exact same thing.
No they are not.
But I do not think removing the source of livelihood for hundreds of people for no reason other than making yourself richer is no different to preventing employees from negotiating fair wages.
Well that's pretty dumb then, because if the business isn't thriving they are going to have 0 employees.
Strong unions recognize this and contribute to the success of the business over all else. That's why Germany has many of the best, strongest unions in the world - they're legislated as part of the company and see total company wellness (including employee safety, compensation, etc) as unified goals.
I'm sorry but did you miss "for no reason other than making yourself richer"? I'm mostly focusing on cases where a company is not struggling to stay afloat, but are in good shape.
Also, I don't feel like this is a good faith argument, not from your fault, mind you, so I don't think it is productive to continue this shouting match. I hope you understand my point, even if you disagree with it, but I, hopefully, have a decent grasp of where you are coming from.
Find me any CEO who has made any decision other than quitting their job and getting another, solely for the benefit of making themselves richer.
That has never happened.
I don't understand your point because your point necessarily requires company leadership to be mustache-twirling villains and they're just people.
Elon Musk exists
Elon musk genuinely believes the dumb shit he does is smart.
You are really bad at debate / logic / arguing / whatever else you call what you're doing