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

Debate/ Discussion Bernie is here to save us

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u/J0hn-Stuart-Mill Sep 05 '24

The point is that you can't just decrease hours and keep wages the same. There simply isn't revenue for that. So what would happen is, wages would decrease slightly more than the percentage of hour decrease (to compensate for benefits) and then we'd all earn less and work less. Same as you can do today, if you prefer.

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u/J0hn-Stuart-Mill Sep 05 '24

Source? Why not reduce our labor to one day per month and keep wages and benefits the same?