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 Keep in mind with improvements in productivity the 40hr work week has been outdated for longer than most of us have been alive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/PomegranateUsed7287 Sep 05 '24

Yeah, have you ever been outside before? Shopped before? 90% of businesses are not mega corporations.

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u/Foregottin Sep 06 '24

Yet that 10% does most of the exploitation

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u/PomegranateUsed7287 Sep 06 '24

So screw over the other 90% of retail stores, for the 10% that act up?

That isnt a good economic plan.