It’s time to balance the power between workers and employers
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It’s time to balance the power between workers and employers
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Re: It’s time to balance the power between workers and employers
#2Ironic that the Washington Post is owned by Jeff Bezos.
Re: It’s time to balance the power between workers and employers
#3Ironic that the Washington Post is owned by Jeff Bezos.
Perhaps the election of Trump and the near-election of Sanders showed him and people like him that current economic practices were creating an unstable sociopolitical environment. It's in the best interest of the rich to keep people from revolting.
Edit: To those who are downvoting me, could you please explain why? If there's a flaw in my statement, I would love to learn it.
Re: It’s time to balance the power between workers and employers
#4I don't like or want egalitarianism. No thank you.
Re: It’s time to balance the power between workers and employers
#5Ironic that the Washington Post is owned by Jeff Bezos.
Perhaps the election of Trump and the near-election of Sanders showed him and people like him that current economic practices were creating an unstable sociopolitical environment. It's in the best interest of the rich to keep people from revolting. Edit: To those who are downvoting me, could you please explain why? If there's a flaw in my statement, I would love to learn it.
Or maybe Larry Summers just wrote this for the newspaper and having influential people like Summers on the bylines is good, regardless of what he writes? Why does it have to be a political thing for every op-ed writing? Bezos isn't hand-approving every single post.
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#6I don't like or want egalitarianism. No thank you.
I hope you die an extremely slow and painful death when your time comes.
Re: It’s time to balance the power between workers and employers
#7Ironic that the Washington Post is owned by Jeff Bezos.
Why is this ironic?
Jeff Bezos doesn't have time to micromanage all of his enterprises. It's also likely that some individual writers and editors at the Washington Post disagree with Jeff Bezos on nearly everything. These are managed by people who do have time to micromanage if they choose, but these managers are optimizing for more local goals such as making the Washington Post profitable, not large-scale goals like shaping society to Jeff Bezos' overall profit. Given current trends, it might indeed be profitable for the Washington Post to take this side on this issue. And Jeff Bezos might see that profit as worth it, or might not even notice in the midst of his other investments.
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#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
Perhaps the election of Trump and the near-election of Sanders showed him and people like him that current economic practices were creating an unstable sociopolitical environment. It's in the best interest of the rich to keep people from revolting. Edit: To those who are downvoting me, could you please explain why? If there's a flaw in my statement, I would love to learn it.
Or maybe Larry Summers just wrote this for the newspaper and having influential people like Summers on the bylines is good, regardless of what he writes? Why does it have to be a political thing for every op-ed writing? Bezos isn't hand-approving every single post.
> Why does it have to be a political thing for every op-ed writing?
You're right, but most media companies in the US pretty much act as spokespeople for one political wing or another. They are all generally very biased towards the direction of their donors or owners. I also find it interesting that no(or few) major media outlets were so against big business until this recent election cycle. Why else would the recent election cycle trigger discussion on the declining quality of life for the lower and middle classes?
Or perhaps I am just too pessimistic nowadays. That is why I appreciate the feedback on my comments.
Re: It’s time to balance the power between workers and employers
#9Software developers are already highly paid with lots of perks. Do they need unions?
Re: It’s time to balance the power between workers and employers
#10Ironic that the Washington Post is owned by Jeff Bezos.
Perhaps the election of Trump and the near-election of Sanders showed him and people like him that current economic practices were creating an unstable sociopolitical environment. It's in the best interest of the rich to keep people from revolting. Edit: To those who are downvoting me, could you please explain why? If there's a flaw in my statement, I would love to learn it.
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