Maybe it's one of those "not my problem, it's free to me". As most people aren't thinking of themselves spending tens of thousands of dollars.
The economics of a mandate is the scariest thing. I imagine shortages of natural resources and production. It will further divide the 10% and everyone else.
I've been programming for 12 years, doing design Engineering for 8 years with an undergrad in chem Engineering, masters Engineering Management.
Good luck selling 12 years of self taught programming to anyone. Sure all of my jobs involved some programming because I'm the only one who can. Sure I reviewed and fixed some junior engineers VBA project.
Try selling this on a resume.
Maybe my pay is too high and no one wants to interview me despite me vocal about accepting a pay cut.
I have projects like I was told. When I show people, they are impressed.
I recommended stripe to a friend because a hn (ad?) That mentioned the documentation was great. He struggled and I couldn't help him without a deep dive.
To be fair, my WordPress website has no problem with stripe.
I've thought about how little risk people have doing business, but how much risk customers and the environment take by LLC licenses.
Or how inflation forces people to grow at whatever expense/ethics necessary. Our 401ks have unethical companies getting pumped because tax advantages and monetary policy.
I wonder if the free market would be safer and more conservative.
In 40 years kids will be blaming millennials for wreckless spending and ruining the currency.
While I like the idea of responsibility, I've mentally given up. The populist demagogues have taken over US election and media time, I'm not sure how we can go back to rational policy conversation.
Maybe it's one of those "not my problem, it's free to me". As most people aren't thinking of themselves spending tens of thousands of dollars.
The economics of a mandate is the scariest thing. I imagine shortages of natural resources and production. It will further divide the 10% and everyone else.