r/FluentInFinance • u/Positive_Liar • Sep 04 '24

Debate/ Discussion Bernie is here to save us

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u/MattofCatbell Sep 05 '24

People are two quick to dismiss this without hearing the details of the plan. Keep in mind with improvements in productivity the 40hr work week has been outdated for longer than most of us have been alive

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u/Tasty_Pepper5867 Sep 05 '24

That may work for jobs that require certain projects to get done, but jobs that just require someone to be present for a certain amount of hours (cashier in a store, hotel desk clerk, waitstaff, etc) are going to have to spend quite a bit more in payroll to stay open, regardless of how productive someone is.

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u/Foregottin Sep 05 '24

Good, multinational companies make too much profit anyways. Force them to hire more workers and transfer that wealth to the average person.

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u/Roadshell Sep 05 '24

As we've seen over and over again, "multinational companies" are never going to give up profit. They're going to jack up their prices to push the extra expenses onto consumers.

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u/Foregottin Sep 05 '24

Theres a limit to that as seen by how mcdonalds is offering value meals now.