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Article #120Re: 5-day workweek
From: Bob Ward
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 19:44
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 19:44
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On 8 Dec 2006 02:47:19 -0800, "zeez" <UltimaUW@excite.com> wrote: > >bearclaw@cruller.invalid wrote: > >> >> A worker at a real job clocks about 2,080 hours per year. That is 8 >> hours per day, five days per week, 52 weeks per year. He doesn't tell >> you what to do. He doesn't take his money out of your paycheck before >> you even see it. Most don't blame their boss for destroying their >> family. > > And not to mention so many get shit on, paid much less than their work >is worth, and have >the ever present "if you don't like this job, there is a illegal >immigrant or a man in India >that would be happy to take your place" over their heads. As an added >bonus, if they >lose their job and become homeless, they get accused of being "lazy >bums" or "drug users". Isn't runaway capitalism wonderful? > > Well, it seems to be outperforming whatever is in second place. Do you have anything in mind to replace the form of government you'd like to destroy if you weren't so pathetic?
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