Readit NewsI work in Texas, with pretty low COL. The people who work in DC, NY, or SF all get paid more than I do. Should I get paid the same as them?
Our company also has people in India (some are outsourced, but we have many full time associates). Should I get paid the same as them?
What, then, is the value of my work? If I ask my employeer to disregard location based pay, how much do I get paid?
The language itself, "should I get paid" assumes a parental allowance relationship and we should get out of the habit of using it. "Get paid" is a day-labourers colloquialism. The form of the phrase itself defines you as the passive subject.
Bill for work, draw a salary, agree to compensation, accept consideration, negotiate a package, earn bonuses, settle invoices, sell services (not time), sell equity - do not "get paid" by anyone. It's a psychological impediment that keeps people poor.
What's really motivating policies like this is an aesthetic aversion to cars from a few loud people who think they can socially engineer a beautiful shining future for humanity whether we want it or not.
I like cars. I'm perfectly happy to talk about emissions, but I'm not willing to give up my car on some new urbanist's say-so.
You're right about one thing though: we should all expect a lot more of this top down meddling with our lives.
It’s the same size as the United States, which is about the size of Australia. There are only 25 million people in Australia though.