kpicott%alias@csri.utoronto.ca (Socrates) (01/02/90)
In this <heated discussion, debate> a couple of compromises have been suggested. So that they aren't missed, here is a summary: mart@csri.toronto.edu (Mart Molle): > >So how about the following (not entirely tongue-in-cheek) compromise. >Following the moral leadership the government has shown wrt other Bad Things >(namely tobacco products and alcohol), why not a new "sin tax" that is only >collected on goods and services bought on Sunday. evan@telly.on.ca (Evan Leibovitch): >Many malls extend hours before Christmas, (ie. till 10 each night), then >reduce them again afterwards. Certainly the retail workers' reluctance >to put in extra hours is balanced by the desire for more spending money >that time of the year. I think if Sunday shopping is allowed, many stores >might take advantage of it during the crunch season, but not bother the >rest of the year. Can this be such a bad thing? gerry@tvcent.UUCP (Gerry Singleton): > >With businesses wanting to open Sundays and >our social services damn near crippled, perhaps businesses could recruit >via the various social service agencies. This would provide those accepting >social assistance with both honest employment and an opportunity to become >productive tax paying members of society while releasing funds for more >housing, et cetera. Besides I think business is obliged to provide this >type of opportunity it only in self-interest. Of the three I think that Evan's can be made the most workable, by extending what would "naturally happen" to actual legislation by allowing Sunday shopping during the holiday season; say November and December. It would allow the retail worker the opportunity to earn the extra money they always so desperately need in the holiday season, while also giving the flexible possibility of hiring seasonal help to the employer. This would protect the retail worker's job, since the seasonal help would take the extra day obligation from them, while also allowing those who want to "get ahead" (read "get extra spending money") to work the extra hours if they choose to. Naturally this doesn't satisfy things such as stores whose peak season is not in December, or stores who need trained staff, such as jewelry stores or computer equipment stores. I don't think it's possible to give everybody what they want but this idea at least begins to address the more important issues. (Economy, forced working, extra work by choice...) -- Kevin Picott aka Socrates aka kpicott%alias@csri.toronto.edu Alias Research Inc. R+D Toronto, Ontario... like, downtown "There can be no offense where none is taken" - Japanese proverb
darcy@druid.uucp (D'Arcy J.M. Cain) (01/04/90)
In article <702@alias.UUCP> kpicott%alias@csri.utoronto.ca (Socrates) writes: > ... > ... or stores who need trained staff, such as jewelry stores >or computer equipment stores. Where's the smiley? :-) > >-- > Kevin Picott aka Socrates aka kpicott%alias@csri.toronto.edu > Alias Research Inc. R+D Toronto, Ontario... like, downtown > "There can be no offense where none is taken" - Japanese proverb -- D'Arcy J.M. Cain (darcy@druid) | Thank goodness we don't get all D'Arcy Cain Consulting | the government we pay for. West Hill, Ontario, Canada | No disclaimers. I agree with me |