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[-] balderdash9@lemmy.zip 29 points 2 days ago

Democrats will call this a fringe idea even though European countries already do it. The overton window has shifted; we consider far-right policy (like building a wall across the border) but we can't afford universal healthcare and parental leave.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

The overton window has shifted

Hardly on it's own.

A ton of money goes into telling Americans that they can't afford vacation or sick leave. Even as a ton more goes into telling us that AI will be replacing our jobs momentarily.

[-] TheSambassador@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Which is inself so fucking absurd. Can you imagine spending money to convince other people to work harder? Like, as a concept to itself it's so absurd.

[-] balderdash9@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yeah the billionaires are working overtime. Probably easy to do when you have more money than some countries.

edit: I don't mean they literally are working hard. I mean they stand against worker's rights.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Well... someone on their payroll is working overtime

[-] qarbone@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

They work "overtime" because they log every meal as working and having an idea at 2am, while trying to ignore the ghosts of hell screaming at them, demanding they repent, as overtime.

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