Well! This is a capitalist system. It is one of the best though. You try to make profit but also there are rules and these rules are enforced at a certain level. If you try to punish a wrong-doer before s/he does some thing wrong/against the rules, then you can't run the capitalist system at all.
On one side corporates try to increase their profits by stretching the rules as much as possible, on the other side workers try to improve their standards as much as possible without losing their jobs. Goverment sides with the corporations, so they are much more powerful than the workers. However, goverment doesn't want to lean towards to one side and tip the system out of balance. Workers have some rights, union etc. It is a constant struggle, most of the time workers come from way behind. Like any other balanced system this has its own time constant.
Now in reality this may be more complicated because of the globalizations. Globalization gives both sides another chance. Since other countries are not at the same level in terms of capitalist system, companies abuse laws (or non-existing ones), workers in poorer countries try to improve their situation and future. It doesn't come for free. For example, companies get burned because they need to train people in other countries, absorb the cost caused by miscommunication, difference in business culture, etc. They may not be able to see the profit of their investment, if for example the 3rd world country goes to war, decides to nationalize companies. The lack of laws may fire back, too.
So it takes time to transfer business to other countries, it is not like kicking a beach ball.
If the internet/IT boom and collapse hadn't been so quick, the disturbance wouldn't be at this level. The system would have had enough time to settle.
You can complain, sue, curse etc. All that may help to improve the workers' case. But the time constant won't change much.
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On one side corporates try to increase their profits by stretching the rules as much as possible, on the other side workers try to improve their standards as much as possible without losing their jobs. Goverment sides with the corporations, so they are much more powerful than the workers. However, goverment doesn't want to lean towards to one side and tip the system out of balance. Workers have some rights, union etc. It is a constant struggle, most of the time workers come from way behind. Like any other balanced system this has its own time constant.
Now in reality this may be more complicated because of the globalizations. Globalization gives both sides another chance. Since other countries are not at the same level in terms of capitalist system, companies abuse laws (or non-existing ones), workers in poorer countries try to improve their situation and future. It doesn't come for free. For example, companies get burned because they need to train people in other countries, absorb the cost caused by miscommunication, difference in business culture, etc. They may not be able to see the profit of their investment, if for example the 3rd world country goes to war, decides to nationalize companies. The lack of laws may fire back, too. So it takes time to transfer business to other countries, it is not like kicking a beach ball. If the internet/IT boom and collapse hadn't been so quick, the disturbance wouldn't be at this level. The system would have had enough time to settle.
You can complain, sue, curse etc. All that may help to improve the workers' case. But the time constant won't change much.