‘I got an idea for sweatshops—air conditioning’ Mitch Hedberg
Development Economists are say we shouldn’t close sweatshops as they are the workers best options. I don’t see why altruists can’t pay for air conditioners to be installed in sweat shops.
I don’t see why altruists can’t pay for air conditioners to be installed in sweat shops.
Air conditioning has some cost associated with it; would the workers rather have the cost, or the cool air? It might be better to just give them the money, in which case it now competes with all other cash transfers for effectiveness.
This subsidizes the owners of sweatshops, which may have undesirable downstream effects, or set odd expectations.
‘I got an idea for sweatshops—air conditioning’ Mitch Hedberg
Development Economists are say we shouldn’t close sweatshops as they are the workers best options. I don’t see why altruists can’t pay for air conditioners to be installed in sweat shops.
Air conditioning has some cost associated with it; would the workers rather have the cost, or the cool air? It might be better to just give them the money, in which case it now competes with all other cash transfers for effectiveness.
This subsidizes the owners of sweatshops, which may have undesirable downstream effects, or set odd expectations.