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Subject: 
Re: Property Rights are the foundation of freedom
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Date: 
Wed, 30 Apr 2003 23:40:22 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Costello writes:

I too believe that business needs to be subject to law, and that
embezzlement, fraud, and collusion needs to be punished, and workers safety
needs to be ensured, but many of the labor laws do nothing but hurt the
economy. Minimum wage laws cause people to make more money, but they also
cause products to be more expensive, where is the gain?

What is the difference between ensuring workers' don't die at work from an
industrial accident and ensuring that workers' don't die at work from
starvation?

Or for that matter, ensuring workers' don't die from an industrial accident
caused by overwork and fatigue and malnutrition.

If worker's are free to go somewhere else to work, surely they must be free
to engage in whatever risks are present in a workplace?  And free to
increase their level of risk to make themselves more productive too?


Cheers

Richie Dulin



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  Re: Property Rights are the foundation of freedom
 
(...) Are you saying that an employer is now not only responsible for providing a wage, and safe work environment, but now also has a responsibility to assure that their employees are properly fed and rested? If this is the case should a man with (...) (22 years ago, 1-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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(...) Thank you for pointing out the key fundamental ideological difference between communist/socialists and capitalists. When a person starts a business, what is their primary concern? To make money, any business hoping to stay in business needs to (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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