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>Our system is completely fucked.

Yeah, turns out problems like these aren't easily solved, hence why they're not solved.

>True, but this would still overall be beneficial because the CEOs of those janitorial companies are now paid more in line with the janitors, which means that the working conditions are more likely to improve.

Amazon has contracted some of its delivery to DSPs, which are essentially what you described. Have those turned into a worker's paradise?

>Probably, but how many employees in America get year end bonuses? Because I've gotten like...2 and I've worked a decent range of jobs. They're way less common than you think. Yes, this would probably mean the people at the top would start taking from the middle instead of the bottom to retain their profit. It's not ideal, but I'd rather someone be stuck renting longer/have to cut their grocery bill (middle class) than end up homeless (lower class).

Not much, because there isn't pressure to game the regulatory system. When such measures are implemented, workarounds would surely spring up. It's not any different than how early in the pandemic, landlords gave move-in bonuses (rather than straight-up decreasing rent), because those bonuses could be easily taken away whereas rent could not easily increased.



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