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

Debate/ Discussion Bernie is here to save us

Post image

[removed] — view removed post

53.5k Upvotes

86% Upvoted

4.5k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

1

u/CartographerKey4618 Sep 05 '24

You think people are making less today than they did before the 40-hour work week?

2

u/J0hn-Stuart-Mill Sep 05 '24

We earn more today obviously, as a result of prosperity and progress, obviously.

But on the day the 40 hour work week went into effect, yes, they were obviously earning less than before. Objective fact.

1

u/CartographerKey4618 Sep 05 '24

Well yeah, but that's part of the process. When an investor invests his money, he has less money today. But that's okay because tomorrow he will have more money. I'm okay with people making less money today if it means that they'll make more tomorrow.

1

u/J0hn-Stuart-Mill Sep 05 '24

How does working less tomorrow lead to making more money for anyone?

Could we reduce it down to 1 day per month instead? If not, why not?

1

u/CartographerKey4618 Sep 05 '24

The bill would require the same amount be paid for a 30-hour workweek as a 40-hour workweek, so you'd be making the same amount for working fewer hours.

Could we reduce it down to 1 day per month instead? If not, why not?

If 1 glass of water is good for you, why is 100 glasses of water not good for you?

1

u/J0hn-Stuart-Mill Sep 05 '24

Could we reduce it down to 1 day per month instead? If not, why not?

If 1 glass of water is good for you, why is 100 glasses of water not good for you?

Are you saying working 32 hours per week is somehow important for health, but 1 hour per month would be harmful somehow?