In practice, they do, all the time, in every place I've ever worked, including min wage jobs.
> they're dependent on their employer for healthcare coverage
That's because of stupid government laws. Besides, if you leave you get COBRA for 18 months or something like that.
> survival,
Not in the US. Don't exaggerate.
> general life stability...
??
> a majority of Americans cannot afford a $500 dollar surprise expense out of pocket (0).
That doesn't mean they're poor. It's easy to have a quarter million dollar salary and spend 110% of it.
> in an area without a lot of jobs
Hop on the Bus, Gus. Go where the jobs are. My extended family moved all over the US for better jobs. Heck, I wound up in Seattle to get a better job. Cost me a couple hundred clams worth of gas driving my bucket of bolts there from Kansas. Heck, somehow the penniless migrants manage to travel all over the US to get work.
> So are the legal advantages, political influence, legal accountability, etc when comparing companies to individuals.
The courts are heavily biased in favor of the worker in legal disputes. And have you ever seen the press take the side of Amazon in any dispute with labor? Or any company?
In practice, they do, all the time, in every place I've ever worked, including min wage jobs.
> they're dependent on their employer for healthcare coverage
That's because of stupid government laws. Besides, if you leave you get COBRA for 18 months or something like that.
> survival,
Not in the US. Don't exaggerate.
> general life stability...
??
> a majority of Americans cannot afford a $500 dollar surprise expense out of pocket (0).
That doesn't mean they're poor. It's easy to have a quarter million dollar salary and spend 110% of it.
> in an area without a lot of jobs
Hop on the Bus, Gus. Go where the jobs are. My extended family moved all over the US for better jobs. Heck, I wound up in Seattle to get a better job. Cost me a couple hundred clams worth of gas driving my bucket of bolts there from Kansas. Heck, somehow the penniless migrants manage to travel all over the US to get work.
> So are the legal advantages, political influence, legal accountability, etc when comparing companies to individuals.
The courts are heavily biased in favor of the worker in legal disputes. And have you ever seen the press take the side of Amazon in any dispute with labor? Or any company?