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The U.S. economy is booming. So why are tech companies laying off workers? (www.washingtonpost.com)

submitted 9 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] scarabic@lemmy.world -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Now, I’ve upvoted some of your comments here but I’m gonna stop you on this one. Yeah, the economy should support literally everyone. Yeah, there should be change as long as there’s any poverty. It’s called having a floor and basic human dignity. Does every single policy have to be aimed at the worst off? No. But you came dangerously close here to saying that it doesn’t matter if only some people are suffering.

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago

Well that's fucking dumb. The whole point of what I was saying is that this mythical "make everyone not poor" policy doesn't exist. Different groups require different solutions, and some are more politically tenable than others, and some have unintended effects that result in other groups being worse off.

Demanding every policy help everyone and saying it's useless if it doesn't is more stupid than I know how to put into words.