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fiatjaf ◴[] No.14330452[source]
I don't understand what is wrong with Uber Eats charging whatever price they want to charge. If $4.4 is too low just don't work for them. There are probably people for which this is a good price. If not, it's Uber Eats problem, not yours.
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justaaron[dead post] ◴[] No.14330508[source]
you are in the extreme minority in advocating NOT having a minimum wage. your approach also essentially nullifies any possibility of collective bargaining, as any desperate person may actually accept such a low offer thus driving the market price down.

I could just as easily propose contracts for sales of kidneys from living donors. You have 2 of them, after-all, and if you happen to be mentally incompetent enough to sell one of them for a few bucks, who the heck does the guvment think they are interfering, eh?

eru ◴[] No.14330559[source]
Iran has a market for kidneys, actually. And it's the only country in the world without a long queue for donations.
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toomuchtodo ◴[] No.14330564[source]
There's a reason the first world hasn't implemented a marketplace for organs.
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eru ◴[] No.14330595[source]
Moralising?

EDIT: See http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/08/25/fake-consensualism/ for some more background.

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toomuchtodo ◴[] No.14330617[source]
We draw lines where society deems them to be drawn. Its okay for Iran to sell organs. Is it okay for women to be property as is the case in some countries? Child brides? Of course morality is subjective.

I don't want to live in a country where slavery is required for people to barely survive. I'd like to be on the right side of history. And if part of the tech industry has to be gutted or burned down, so be it.

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Dylan16807 ◴[] No.14330705[source]
You didn't actually explain why. You just mentioned unrelated issues.

'moralising' is actually a pretty good answer. When it comes to certain actions like organ donations, we're utterly terrified of the idea that someone will feel like they 'have' to do it. Getting a million dollars, even though it would have an amazing impact on your life, is bad because you'd feel pressure toward doing it. Getting a small payment would also be bad because you're being taken advantage of. But you can do it for free if you so desire!

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1. toomuchtodo ◴[] No.14332702[source]
Thank you for expressing what I could not.