[_dp9d]

> I tend to rely on Kant’s categorical imperative: Would society be harmed if everyone behaved in this way?

Hospitals in the USA marking stuff up 500 or 1000% ARE harming society already.

If all shoe companies charged $400 for a $2 shoe, I believe society would be harmed, yes.

If every company hired people as part time only so they didn't have to pay benefits, again, society would be harmed.

The list goes on. Capitalism is already harming society badly.

[magnusss]

> Hospitals in the USA marking stuff up 500 or 1000% ARE harming society already.

Agreed, that needs to be fixed.

> If all shoe companies charged $400 for a $2 shoe, I believe society would be harmed, yes.

A competitor would step in, charge less, and win the business. It would only be immoral if competition was quashed or impossible, such as in a hoarding situation.

> If every company hired people as part time only so they didn't have to pay benefits, again, society would be harmed.

I don’t see why this is true. The only benefit of moral significance is medical, and there’s no law of the universe that states that must be paid by an employer.

[grecy]

> I don’t see why this is true. The only benefit of moral significance is medical, and there’s no law of the universe that states that must be paid by an employer.

Most developed countries consider maternity leave, sick leave and compassionate leave (carer's leave) basic rights.