Companies address labor shortages by pursuing current or former prisoners
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Re: Companies address labor shortages by pursuing current or former prisoners
#2Would be a real shame if there was an employment gap on your resume, just because you went to prison for a year...
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#3> ... as bosses refuse to raise wages to attract employees
I see UBI as a very elegant solution to this problem. It levels the playing field for everybody. The problem with the current job market is that the negotiation power is not symmetrical.
Re: Companies address labor shortages by pursuing current or former prisoners
#4> ... as bosses refuse to raise wages to attract employees I see UBI as a very elegant solution to this problem. It levels the playing field for everybody. The problem with the current job market is that the negotiation power is not symmetrical.
It's not clear that UBI would make negotiation power symmetrical per se, but if it were placed at a high enough value to take the bottom two tiers of Maslow's hierarchy off the negotiating table, that's a net positive for society regardless.
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#5The idea that there can be a labour shortage in an industry that does not require specialized skills, at a time in history where capital has more power than ever is a total joke.
Re: Companies address labor shortages by pursuing current or former prisoners
#6> ... as bosses refuse to raise wages to attract employees I see UBI as a very elegant solution to this problem. It levels the playing field for everybody. The problem with the current job market is that the negotiation power is not symmetrical.
It's not clear that UBI would make negotiation power symmetrical per se, but if it were placed at a high enough value to take the bottom two tiers of Maslow's hierarchy off the negotiating table, that's a net positive for society regardless.
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Re: Companies address labor shortages by pursuing current or former prisoners
#7A primary purpose of the 13th amendment is the preservation of slave labor through prison.
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#8When you maintain a form of slavery, like US does, it’s silly to expect companies to not try profiting on it.
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#9The idea that there can be a labour shortage in an industry that does not require specialized skills, at a time in history where capital has more power than ever is a total joke.
If there is a shortage of labour surely it is to be expected that employees will have more bargaining power and move into higher paying and more 'respectable' jobs?
Re: Companies address labor shortages by pursuing current or former prisoners
#10The idea that there can be a labour shortage in an industry that does not require specialized skills, at a time in history where capital has more power than ever is a total joke.
People still can't afford to work jobs that won't pay for their food and shelter. Prisoners, or any other slaves, are a great solution.