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What meaningful changes have people affected in democratic republics in the recent past? Companies that don't keep up with customers' desires go out of business
by notmarkus 6y ago
What meaningful changes have people affected in democratic republics in the recent past? Companies that don't keep up with customers' desires go out of business all the time.
- ceejayoz 6y agoEvery aspect of the social safety net in the developed world? Political power shifts happen all the time in democratic republics as the populace gets fed up with the party/parties in power.
- scarface74 6y agoWhat social safety net? You mean like universal healthcare? Paid parental leave? Decent unemployment benefits?
- cercatrova 6y ago8 hour work days, no child labor, Social Security, FDA. Look at anything that came out of the Great Depression and New Deal. Things would be a lot worse if governments ceded all power to corporations, which they basically did in the Gilded Age. To be clear, I also want what you wrote, healthcare, benefits, and parental leave, among others, but those only come about through strong governments.
- ceejayoz 6y agoAre you under the impression the USA is the only country in the “developed world”?
- scarface74 6y agoWell seeing that that the title of the submission is “US judge blocks Twitter’s bid..”, I think it’s fair to discuss the US government.....
- ceejayoz 6y agoRe-read the thread you’re commenting on.
- scarface74 6y agoSeeing that I started the “thread I am commenting on” and specifically asked is this the same government that should be regulating tech....
- ceejayoz 6y agoThe whole thread, not just the first comment. > "all large organizations", "democratic republics", "the developed world" Someone else also pointed out (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22909123 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22909123) that even the US has plenty of "safety net" policies, despite some glaring holes in it.