Re: Openness amplifies Inequality?

Posted by Gary Schiltz-4 on
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Actually, I was thinking more specifically of the regulation from the employers’ side, i.e. limiting the ability to *require* employees to work more. I’m not necessarily advocating for more or less regulation, just pointing out that some countries have at least attempted to regulate the process. Maybe labor laws were more important in the early 20th century as the industrial revolution was getting in full swing. Or not :-)

On Apr 11, 2014, at 8:48 AM, Marcus G. Daniels <[hidden email]> wrote:
> On 4/10/14, 5:09 PM, Gary Schiltz wrote:
>> A very North American (and simply human, I suspect) perspective. I don’t have personal experience, but I believe the more “advanced” democracies of the world have recognized this tendency and legislated to regulate it.
> To actually regulate it, it would be necessary to take steps to stop work off hours.  For abstract activities like software development that is close to impossible.  There's always a way to do more work than the other guy by putting in more effort.  Anyway, what's with this heavy-handed regulation?   Why is investing in children/family any more valuable than investing in work?   It's a planet running out of natural resources, after all.

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