Re: > you want to starve people to death
@Mark #255
"Okay, for the avoidance of doubt, I think all workers should be paid at least the National Living Wage."
Thank you for answering. I do disagree but appreciate the opinion, it is easier to discuss when I know what you mean.
"Do you think they should have been paid for their (output-less) day?
It's a simple question, requiring either yes (x)or no as a reply."
If I hand you a green pen and ask you for its colour. But I will only accept the answers red or blue, what colour is it? That is equivalent to what you are asking, you want wrong answers only.
Should they be paid-
The customer- wants the job done at an acceptable quality at an acceptable price.
The labourer- wants to be paid even if its a wasted day.
The health and safety officer- wants to be paid so stopped work based on his checklist.
The contractor- wants to be paid so prices in the costs, including (if it is worth it) paying labourers when they cannot work.
Now if the price is too high then none of them get paid, there is no job because the customer doesnt see an acceptable price for the acceptable quality. If the value of the job is high enough to attract the customer then people get paid. If the value of the job is high enough to pay people when they cannot work then everyone gets paid.
"You seem to be afraid of giving a straightforward answer."
Now circle back to topic, lets say your eldest is low paid, and some government idiot decides to increase the tax of employing your eldest. That could very well mean less labourers, and so your kid doesnt get paid. He doesnt get paid because someone arbitrarily decides your kids job isnt worth doing. Looking down on your kids contribution as not valuable enough to be worth employing.
If you can follow that simple process the question comes back to you. In that simple scenario of this article- Should your kid be paid?
We saw it with the McWorkers being priced out of a job. People crying that computers coming for their jobs while pricing themselves (or being priced) out of work.