Striker@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 1 year agoBy letting the capitalistic class write the laws we let them dictate the morality of the country.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square101fedilinkarrow-up11.38Karrow-down193
arrow-up11.29Karrow-down1imageBy letting the capitalistic class write the laws we let them dictate the morality of the country.lemmy.worldStriker@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square101fedilink
minus-squareFrederikNJSlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·1 year agoI see where you’re coming from, but if the company repeatedly holds back your salary, then the union can still start bankruptcy proceedings. It is assumed that being late with paying wages might have been a mistake, and you don’t want to punish people or companies for a mistake. You can’t really assume that people stealing money from a store is a mistake.
minus-squareCopatus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoYou see your honour, I meant to grab a stick of gum next to the till but accidentally reached inside it and took $100
I see where you’re coming from, but if the company repeatedly holds back your salary, then the union can still start bankruptcy proceedings.
It is assumed that being late with paying wages might have been a mistake, and you don’t want to punish people or companies for a mistake.
You can’t really assume that people stealing money from a store is a mistake.
You see your honour, I meant to grab a stick of gum next to the till but accidentally reached inside it and took $100