78. The following appeared in the editorial section of a monthly business newsmagazine.
Most companies would agree that as the risk of physical injury occurring on the job increases, the wages paid to employees should also increase. Hence it makes financial sense for employers to make the workplace safer: they could thus reduce their payroll expenses and save money.
Discuss how well reasoned... etc.
In this editorial, the author argues that it makes financial sense for employers to make the workplace safer, in support of this claim the author reasons that since wages paid to employees should increase as the risk of physical injury increases, the converse should be true as well. Hence, by decreasing the risk of injury, employers could decrease the wages paid to workers and thereby save money. This argument is unconvincing for two reasons.
To begin with the author assumes that because companies would agree that as risk of injury increases wages should also increase, they would also agree that as risk decreases wages should also decrease accordingly. This is tantamount to the assumption that risk of injury is the primary factor that determines workers wages. It is obvious that few employers, and even fewer employees, would agree that this is the case. To adopt this position one would have to disregard education, experience, and skill as equally important factors in determining the wages paid to workers.
Secondly, the authors reasoning suggests that the only benefit of a safer workplace is the savings employers could realize from lower wages. This is obviously not true. The costs associated with accidents on the job could far outweigh any savings that could be realized by paying workers lower wages.
In conclusion, the authors argument is unconvincing. Risk of injury is an important factor to consider in determining the wages paid to workers but is not the only such factor. Furthermore, there are far better reasons for employers to make
the workplace safer than the one presented by the author.
上一篇: GMAT作文满分超牛心经:模板很重要
下一篇: GMAT考试写作例文224篇连载(二七)
What I Have Learned 我学到了什么
体坛英语资讯:Rise in income as Real Madrid publishes accounts
体坛英语资讯:Del Potro, Djokovic into U.S. Open final as Nadal retires with knee injury
国际英语资讯:Massive protests held in Japan marking 3rd anniversary of controversial security laws
为防止重男轻女 英国工党呼吁取消胎儿性别检查
国内英语资讯:Chinese president, wife visit Cambodian King, Queen Mother
中国报复美国加征2000亿商品关税
国内英语资讯:China donates 50 ambulances to Ukraine
国内英语资讯:Commentary: Swedish TV show reeks of arrogance and prejudice
伦敦市长把川普送上天,这下轮到他自己了!
生活中最遭人烦的8种人,每种都让人恨得牙痒痒...
国内英语资讯:Senior Chinese legislator visits Romania to enhance ties
特朗普政府削减难民准入人数至30,000人
社交媒体头像可以泄露一个人的性格
体坛英语资讯:VAR is good for football, says former referee Collina
体坛英语资讯:Indonesia ready to host 2018 Asian Para Games
瑞典警察蛮横对待中国游客,外媒怎么看?.
国内英语资讯:China launches twin BeiDou-3 satellites
国际英语资讯:Russia to send S-300 air defense system to Syria following downing of Il-20
国际英语资讯:Egypt court upholds death sentence of 20 Brotherhood members over storming police station
最初不被看好却大获成功的创意
My Favorite Festival 我最喜爱的节日
国内英语资讯:China sees 97.9 mln tourists during Mid-Autumn Festival holiday
联邦调查局报告2017年美国犯罪率下降
怎样成为一个更有魅力的男人?
国际英语资讯:New British police unit set up to protect Britons after Brexit
国内英语资讯:China, Britain agree to defend intl system, multilateralism
国内英语资讯:Central officials arrive in Ningxia for 60th anniversary celebrations
聪明人的10大特征
国内英语资讯:China urges Britain not to take sides on South China Sea issue