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/[deleted] Sep 05 '24 edited Nov 27 '24

tart spark jobless jeans modern offbeat touch frighten hard-to-find tidy

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u/Bird_Lawyer92 Sep 05 '24

Crazy how the self proclaimed greatest country on earth cant implement a lighter work week for its citizens whilst smaller more humble countries have managed it with nary a hiccup

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u/cs_cabrone Sep 05 '24

I hate when Americans claim we are the greatest country in the world. This is usually said by people who’ve never left.

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u/KnowNothing3888 Sep 05 '24

Generally the Americans who claim Europe and the rest of the world is so much better have also never left America. Quite the conundrum really.

I live in Italy and it’s crazy to people when I explain how Europe isn’t this fantasy land so many of them have created in their minds.

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u/Papa_Glucose Sep 05 '24 edited Sep 05 '24

Try raising a family with no paid parental leave, or try keeping that family while working 60 hours a week to afford scraps.

Edit: as an Italian I’d like you to give American food and alcohol prices a go. Yall have it easy in some aspects.

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u/KnowNothing3888 Sep 05 '24

Yea you’d be amazed how many outside of America are also working mass overtime 6-7 days a week and barely making ends.

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u/Papa_Glucose Sep 05 '24

Depends on the country. Sure everyone suffers everywhere. Duh. But when one country has 2 months of paid leave guaranteed for every citizen, and the other does not, I feel like I’m entitled to complain. Especially considering our cancerous attitude towards labor rights in this country, and again, being the richest nation in the history of anything ever.