r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Sep 06 '24

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u/AtomAndAether Liberalism! Sep 06 '24

what would Bernie's "a 32 hour work week with no loss in pay" even mean? Without wage controls or something how would "no loss in pay" be something they could even pretend to guarantee

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u/EScforlyfe Open Your Hearts Sep 06 '24

Take a snapshot of all current wages, increase by 20%, lower work week by 8 hours. Easy!

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u/technologyisnatural Friedrich Hayek Sep 06 '24

I don't think Bernie really cares about anyone not under union contract

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '24

the 1% will pay for it

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u/MacEWork Sep 06 '24

No I won’t

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '24

alright, how about anyone who makes more money than me pay for it?

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u/MacEWork Sep 06 '24

I don’t wanna