Friday, July 6, 2012

big brother as the ultimo "knower organization"

just like the euphemism

oh ya and to post up this gem

a goo goo glibertarian about to step out  onto the slippery slope :

"government can play a role as a ‘knower organization’ in promoting informed employee and employer choice by maintaining public records of complaints. We already have private knower organizations for employees and employers, why not extend these ratings to other employment contracts with the same kind of consumer database that the CPSC is developing for products? Employers would have incentives to treat their employees well to gain the best employees and to maintain a good pubic image, and employees and managers would have access to information about their workplace. Finally, obviously deceptive hiring practices could be addressed in the courts as a kind of fraud or breach of contract.