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by cam_l 2120 days ago
> it's unfair to let people decide how much they want to work.

Why is this confined to only the people already working?

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I believe there's a large difference between not interfering with someone's choices, and the idea of compelling others to accommodate anyone's choice.

That is: if I have the opportunity & desire to work on something, you shouldn't interfere with it. But me having the desire to work on something shouldn't require you go provide the opportunity.

A belief is not a very compelling argument. Frankly, in the context of a job market I see both as interference.

But whatever our beliefs, we already have sets of rules, legal and social, which limit people's choices in the job market. The ability to hire people is a privilege which comes with responsibilities, part of which is a responsibility to society. This is why developed countries have minimum wages.

Now as to what extent or whether at all, you can place limitations on employers without placing limitations on employees, now that is an argument worth exploring.