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Bernie Sanders Champions 32-Hour Work Week With No Loss in Pay ( www.commondreams.org )

As part of his Labor Day message to workers in the United States, Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday re-upped his call for the establishment of a 20% cut to the workweek with no loss in pay—an idea he said is “not radical” given the enormous productivity gains over recent decades that have resulted in massive profits for...

Ricaz ,

It’s like this in all Scandinavian countries.

  • 6-7 weeks paid vacation.
  • Free healthcare (except dental. Also we still pay for prescription drugs, just not insane prices).
  • 37 hours per week.
  • Almost equal parental leave (you’re forced to take a month off work, paid of course, mothers a bit more, but then split is as you want).

And then keep in mind that we pay 40-60% taxes depending on income.

Ricaz ,

Yeah, all of those expenses would’ve been covered by the taxes where I live. Even the student debt - we get about $900 per month while studying and education is free.

Y’all need some democratic socialism

Ricaz ,

Plenty specs for just playing around. If you already use Linux it’s a breeze

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