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In reply to the discussion: I absolutely love this idea: The Bad Boss Tax [View all]possiblylogical
(18 posts)53. Why are you so concerned about penalizing companies?
If the policy ends up hurting many of those currently on government assistance, would it be worth it? If it made people slightly better off, but at a large cost, would it be worth it.
Unless the policy that penalizes companies is the best policy for helping those in need, by focusing penalizing companies, you lose the opportunity to introduce policies that would better help people in need. It's more important to think about policies that benefit people.
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And maybe make them incorporate some sort of Scarlet Letter into their logo
Jackpine Radical
Jul 2014
#15
Do you think these corporations aren't already hiring the cheapest labor they can find?
Scuba
Jul 2014
#46
But the people that are more reliant on welfare are no longer the cheapest labor.
possiblylogical
Jul 2014
#47
The problem here is employers shifting their costs to the taxpayers. There needs to be a penalty ..
Scuba
Jul 2014
#50
Perhaps "penalizing" is a poor choice of words on my part. What the law really does ...
Scuba
Jul 2014
#57
No. When designing rules and regulations, we should make sure to consider incentives.
possiblylogical
Jul 2014
#51
In the real world, employers are shifting billions in costs to the taxpayers. Want to fix it?
Scuba
Jul 2014
#79
When people apply for jobs they reveal information about themselves through the application process.
possiblylogical
Jul 2014
#86
My argument is that there is really no reason to use this method as a solution to the problem..
possiblylogical
Jul 2014
#87
I think this one's obvious. The corporations don't care if the workers get taxpayer help ....
Scuba
Jul 2014
#39
Why didn't democrats fix the minimum wage when they controlled the whole government?
joeglow3
Jul 2014
#44
Where would the demarcation line of low wage/fair wage be drawn...and who would decide that ?nt
clarice
Jul 2014
#60
From what I can gather it would be based on a wage that still leave the employee ...
Scuba
Jul 2014
#61
So would the fine equal the subsidies or be something like .0005% of the subsidies?
valerief
Jul 2014
#64