If only the employer were upfront about the hours required from its employees, then this situation wouldn't be so bad. But EA didn't, they lied to the new hires.
In a free market, the courts are there help you if you've been wronged by your employer. And that's what you are seeing happen today with EAs class action lawsuit.
We shouldn't be forcing any type of regulation or unionization on EA. You may see some short term benefits, but over the longterm, its only going to harm the gaming industry.
Lets allow adults to decide for themselves under what conditions they want to work. If one person takes advantage of another. Let them solve it through the courts.
I appreciate what you are trying to say, and I completely think your heart is in the right place. But I still feel, with your political philosophy, one depends far too much on the government to make good, smart decisions. I don't think *anybody* has the type of foresight required to know what good medical care, labor laws, and government oversight is. And if you were able to say "This is good medical care plan", there will be a whole class of people who disagree with you. So, from their point of view, you have removed their freedoms. The only entity that can make the best decision is the Market, not the government.
But, anyhow, enough of that. I don't totally disagree with what you are saying, but I just need more information. I'd like to hear more of what you have to say, could you recommend some reading? I don't believe that capitalism can get out of control, that is, unless the government has had a hand in it by sponsoring a monopoly. And I still fail to see how economics is separate from politics. It seems like they are both about people interacting with people. Perhaps you can show me how I'm wrong.
So, please, by all means, do enlighten me how does capitalizm further freedom.
I'm not sure what your definition of Capitalism
is, but mine is one which the powers of government are limited in such a way that it doesn't interfere with my rights to trade with my neighbor and provide a living for myself.
See, the reason 90% of the planets population is starving, is because power has been concentrated in the hands of a few individuals. Those countries where people are hungry, aren't the capitalist countries, its the ones where the government has taken control of the people and their resources. The beauty of capitalism is that it gives people economic freedom, and economic freedom equals political freedom. To give up economic freedom is to give up all your liberties, you give up control of your life, your give up control of your fate.
Now, you seem to equate greed with capitalism, but I ask you to look at it differently, the gift of capitalism is freedom. Governments are naturally wasteful, you and I both know that the people in charge can't be blindly trusted. A 30% income tax means that you're working for the government 4 months out of the year. Sounds a lot like slavery.
I know you are thinking to yourself, "Just put me in charge, I can fix everything." But you know what? Giving that power to anyone even Jesus almighty himself, is a recipe for disaster. Power corrupts and that type of power will corrupt even those with the best intentions and the kindest hearts.
So, now it's your turn to enlighten me how <Your form of government> furthers freedom.
Why is the building "pretty ugly"? Because you say so? Ah, so you've studied architecture at length, have you? You're an expert on the aesthetics of the built environment? No? I didn't think so.
Its comments like this that should make it obvious what is wrong with today's architects. They are so bloody arrogant. They claim to have some special insight that the "common people" don't have. Well, fact is, those "common people" are the ones who give Boston its beauty, a walk through the North End should make it clear that this city wasn't build by a master architect, but by thousands of small additions done by people with little or no training in art.
It's really upsetting that people have given control of their environment to others. MIT's most famous building Building 20 was famous for having its design in the hands of those who live in it. Its "temporary nature" permitted its occupants to abuse it in ways that would not be tolerated in a permanent building. If you wanted to run a wire from one lab to another, you didn't ask anybody's permission -- you just got out a screwdriver and poked a hole through the wall.
Students loved that building. Not because it was built by some famous architect, but because everyone truly felt it was theirs.
Unfortunately, this is something that is lost on most of today's designers.
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I agree with you, situations like this are awful.
If only the employer were upfront about the hours required from its employees, then this situation wouldn't be so bad. But EA didn't, they lied to the new hires.
In a free market, the courts are there help you if you've been wronged by your employer. And that's what you are seeing happen today with EAs class action lawsuit.
We shouldn't be forcing any type of regulation or unionization on EA. You may see some short term benefits, but over the longterm, its only going to harm the gaming industry.
Lets allow adults to decide for themselves under what conditions they want to work. If one person takes advantage of another. Let them solve it through the courts.
Thanks for your reply.
I appreciate what you are trying to say, and I completely think your heart is in the right place. But I still feel, with your political philosophy, one depends far too much on the government to make good, smart decisions. I don't think *anybody* has the type of foresight required to know what good medical care, labor laws, and government oversight is. And if you were able to say "This is good medical care plan", there will be a whole class of people who disagree with you. So, from their point of view, you have removed their freedoms. The only entity that can make the best decision is the Market, not the government.
But, anyhow, enough of that. I don't totally disagree with what you are saying, but I just need more information. I'd like to hear more of what you have to say, could you recommend some reading? I don't believe that capitalism can get out of control, that is, unless the government has had a hand in it by sponsoring a monopoly. And I still fail to see how economics is separate from politics. It seems like they are both about people interacting with people. Perhaps you can show me how I'm wrong.
With those examples, it seems that you've shown
Large/Oppressive/Corrupt government = Poverty
not
Capitalism = Poverty
So, please, by all means, do enlighten me how does capitalizm further freedom.
I'm not sure what your definition of Capitalism is, but mine is one which the powers of government are limited in such a way that it doesn't interfere with my rights to trade with my neighbor and provide a living for myself.
See, the reason 90% of the planets population is starving, is because power has been concentrated in the hands of a few individuals. Those countries where people are hungry, aren't the capitalist countries, its the ones where the government has taken control of the people and their resources. The beauty of capitalism is that it gives people economic freedom, and economic freedom equals political freedom. To give up economic freedom is to give up all your liberties, you give up control of your life, your give up control of your fate.
Now, you seem to equate greed with capitalism, but I ask you to look at it differently, the gift of capitalism is freedom. Governments are naturally wasteful, you and I both know that the people in charge can't be blindly trusted. A 30% income tax means that you're working for the government 4 months out of the year. Sounds a lot like slavery.
I know you are thinking to yourself, "Just put me in charge, I can fix everything." But you know what? Giving that power to anyone even Jesus almighty himself, is a recipe for disaster. Power corrupts and that type of power will corrupt even those with the best intentions and the kindest hearts.
So, now it's your turn to enlighten me how <Your form of government> furthers freedom.
Why is the building "pretty ugly"? Because you say so? Ah, so you've studied architecture at length, have you? You're an expert on the aesthetics of the built environment? No? I didn't think so.
Its comments like this that should make it obvious what is wrong with today's architects. They are so bloody arrogant. They claim to have some special insight that the "common people" don't have. Well, fact is, those "common people" are the ones who give Boston its beauty, a walk through the North End should make it clear that this city wasn't build by a master architect, but by thousands of small additions done by people with little or no training in art.
It's really upsetting that people have given control of their environment to others. MIT's most famous building Building 20 was famous for having its design in the hands of those who live in it. Its "temporary nature" permitted its occupants to abuse it in ways that would not be tolerated in a permanent building. If you wanted to run a wire from one lab to another, you didn't ask anybody's permission -- you just got out a screwdriver and poked a hole through the wall.
Students loved that building. Not because it was built by some famous architect, but because everyone truly felt it was theirs.
Unfortunately, this is something that is lost on most of today's designers.
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