L4sBotMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 11 months ago'It's definitely backfiring': Seattle ordinance intended to help app delivery workers is 'hurting' themwww.king5.commessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down18file-text
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‘It’s definitely backfiring’: Seattle ordinance intended to help app delivery workers is ‘hurting’ them::undefined
minus-square@KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish5•edit-211 months agoThis is the crux of most of this kinda of piecemeal legislation. If the change is localized, people just move to the place that suits them best. The same thing happens with sugar tax on drinks at the local level, people just buy their drinks elsewhere. It needs to be state wide to make much of a difference overall.
minus-square@zarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-211 months ago The same thing happens with sugar tax on drinks at the local level, people just buy their drinks elsewhere. Right. So, I’m going to travel to the the next town over just to save 50 cents on a bottle of soda? These are often impulse buys, anyway.
minus-square@KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish1•11 months agoNot for impulse buys, obviously. But for bulk purchases.
This is the crux of most of this kinda of piecemeal legislation. If the change is localized, people just move to the place that suits them best.
The same thing happens with sugar tax on drinks at the local level, people just buy their drinks elsewhere.
It needs to be state wide to make much of a difference overall.
Right. So, I’m going to travel to the the next town over just to save 50 cents on a bottle of soda? These are often impulse buys, anyway.
Not for impulse buys, obviously. But for bulk purchases.