Pacattack57 comments on Been thinking this for over a decade

[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Oh no it’s never paid, but they have to allow them time to vote. Usually that means wake up at 6am to get to the polls by 7

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[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

it’s never paid

As a salaried worker your pay will not change just because you took time off to vote. So it is de facto requires to pay for the time, but only for those who already have the privilege of a salaried position.

Edit to make my point even more clear: the current law is structural discrimination against poor people.

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[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

You are arguing semantics on whether it’s paid or not. No one cares. The point is, paid or not, your job has to give you time to vote, usually at the employees expense.

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[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago*

Thanks for your reply! I am not arguing semantics at all. I am pointing out an inherent disadvantage faced by lower paid workers in an unfair system. Which is the entire point of this discussion. The fact that you don’t care about a few hours of paid time perfectly demonstrates that the privileged benefactors of the current system don’t even realize that others are being actively oppressed through technicalities of the law.

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