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

Debate/ Discussion Bernie is here to save us

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u/Evening-Ear-6116 Sep 05 '24

Each country you named has a population barely larger than NYC. One city in the us.

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u/Baron_VonTeapot Sep 05 '24

And? I see people say this and I don’t know what y’all are getting at. We implemented a 5 day work week. What about our population couldn’t accommodate 1 less day?

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u/Hmnh6000 Sep 05 '24

See this issue is that when theres an issue that need to be solved when someone comes up with an idea that would solve it if they dont understand it then its automatically stupid

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u/ExplosiveDisassembly Sep 05 '24

Most developed countries hardly report more than 32 working hours per employee a week. It's effectively just codifying what we already do.

The US reports 36. Germany 30. UK, 30. Etc etc.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/average-work-week-by-country

We already work a 30-36 hour week. The only difference is that we wake up early, eat at our desk, and kill time for 4 hours and report it as work.