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    Quote Originally Posted by Rhyfelwyr View Post
    I am theorizing, so the practicability of getting it put into practice is not something I am concerned about. I also reject these legal and moral norms and as they are, by their own traditions, in fact illegal and immoral.*
    It's not just putting it into practice. Economy simply doesn't work that way. Even if we leave aside for the moment the trouble of defining what exactly a household consists of and ignore the problems of roommates, brothers or sisters living together, adults living with their parents... there are more important economic issues.

    You can not lumber people with an increased amount of work and expect them to maintain same productivity. If I own a cafe with 10 tables and two waiters, I'm operating at optimal efficiency. If I fire one, the other won't get twice the salary because he simply can not wait 10 tables. Level of service drops and I start losing customers and eventually I downsize to 5 table. So, instead of me paying two salaries (2X), I'm now paying just X. Actually, in all probability even lower than X, since other expenses were factored when I had ten tables. Now, because the business is only half of what it used to be and my fixed expenses are the same (I still pay the same rent, electricity, insurance, various licenses and permits...) my profit margins are lower so I have to reduce the wage of the remaining waiter to keep my profit margins.

    Secondly, you have to consider that not all jobs are the same. Some jobs are simply part time jobs. Some jobs are seasonal jobs. They aren't enough to provide support for a family, but they are needed. Your idea would throw it all out of whack.

    The most important part of capitalism is efficiency. If they could reduce the workforce and keep the same profit margins, trust me, they would in a second. But, they can't. If they reduce the number of workers, their profits are gonna take a drop. So, in the end, you'd make all of us poorer.

    *I am not just being outrageous here. Traditional western schools of thought on the legal acquirement of property through individual labour are entirely out of wack with modern property and labour laws. Equally, the moralisation of labour and women's role in it are entirely modern innovations that diverge hugely from traditional moral thought. I am therefore the last one to respect moral and legal norms; the voice of one crying in the wilderness in a world full of ideologues and fanatics.
    I'm not really sure I understand what you're trying to say here. You're saying that woman's right to work isn't in accordance with legal and moral norms? And that true legal and moral norms should reflect more traditional role of women of taking care of a household? Or am I missing the point?
    Last edited by Sarmatian; 06-23-2013 at 22:45.

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