@Prodigal OSHA might, maybe, have the authority to create new workplace policies without new legislation. Big maybe.
OSHA has established regulations for when it may act under the “general duty clause.” The four criteria are 1) There must be a hazard; 2) The hazard must be a recognized hazard (e.g., the employer knew or should have known about the hazard, the hazard is obvious, or the hazard is a recognized one within the industry); 3) The hazard could cause or is likely to cause serious harm or death; and 4) The hazard must be correctable (OSHA recognizes not all hazards are correctable).
If the rule applies to remote workers it fails criterion 1). There is no hazard to coworkers of contracting a virus through the computer..PERIOD
"Only govt policies can force a life of destitution."
This is just straight up not true. What do you think being terminated or laid off from a company is? Government can also implement policies that alleviate destitution. Hey let's do that.
"Imagine a govt policy that increased your tax refund based on how much debt you paid off in a year?"
What does this have to do with anything? I believe this is already the case with some kinds of debt (at least in Canada)
"In capitalism, only a lack of skill or Will keeps you destitute, even if it is not free market capitalism."
I'll be sure to tell this to every mentally ill drug addict homeless person I see that poverty cycles don't exist and that they have only themselves to blame for their poverty and misery.
"Yeah the analogy was good, if you are a bad player you get fired and you will be destitute."
Yeah it was so good that you had to change it. Yes I did notice that.
Facts: You're a fucking idiot that individualizes societal problems.
@Prodigal Whatever you say my dude.
@Prodigal Yes bad government policy is bad therefore we need good government policy.
@Prodigal We are now back to the fantasy land of ancapistan. Where those who are severely mentally ill are holding down jobs, replacing one institution with thousands is more efficient and pockets of private citizens getting together is not government.
Because the govt stole that money through taxation, money earned by capitalist entrepreneurs and the workers supporting capitalist enterprises.
A business could depend very little on the govt save for law enforcement, and still demand I pay 13% HST.
The govt doesn’t help me to market, doesn’t give me internet, doesn’t pay my mortgages, doesn’t pay my office supplies or transportation costs. You get the idea.
Yet for every dollar or product or service I sell, I mark up costs by 13% and I still have to pay tax on retained earnings after expenses.
@11112011 @nerdman