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bgwah
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« on: December 05, 2011, 10:05:28 PM »
« edited: December 13, 2011, 05:26:26 PM by bgwah »
I'm giving this the PPT slot.

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bgwah
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« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2011, 02:27:28 AM »
Quote from: Marokai Breakneck on December 06, 2011, 02:10:15 AM
I'd like to offer the following amendment:

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Why the per day requirements? I think many people would prefer a half-day on Friday. And some people already do 10 hours, 4 days a week to cut down on their commute costs.
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bgwah
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« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2011, 04:37:39 AM »
Why is 35 better than 32?
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bgwah
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« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2011, 03:48:24 PM »
« Edited: December 06, 2011, 03:52:21 PM by bgwah »
Marokai & Snowguy, would something like this work?

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bgwah
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« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2011, 01:03:42 AM »
Alright. I'll interpret that as you withdrawing your amendment in favor of this one. Tongue

Anyway, my amendment is friendly, 24 hours to object, etc.
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« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2011, 07:41:00 PM »
Quote from: Senator Duke on December 09, 2011, 04:46:28 PM
From a purely economics standpoint, what good is this bill?

Technological advances have greatly increased worker productivity. During the recession many companies have downsized and realized re-hiring is not necessary due to productivity gains. This results in higher unemployment.

The workweek was regularly decreased with increasing productivity in the past.
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bgwah
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« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2011, 07:43:06 PM »
Quote from: Nathan on December 09, 2011, 03:23:31 PM
Why are reducing things by these increments of four? Are half-days really that much better than the workday being simply shortened by an hour?

It's not necessarily a half-day... We're not specifying how many hours can be worked per day. That will mostly be up to the employer and employee. You may have heard how some worked four 10-hour days when gas prices got really high, so they could cut down on their commute costs. Though I imagine half-days would be a popular choice. And if it got down to 32 hours, a 4 day workweek would probably be popular.


Oh yeah and the amendment has passed.
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« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2011, 05:18:32 PM »
This bill is now at a final vote. Please vote aye, nay, or abstain.

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Aye.
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« Reply #8 on: December 12, 2011, 03:34:10 PM »
This has enough votes to pass. Senators have 24 hours to change their votes.
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« Reply #9 on: December 13, 2011, 05:24:53 PM »
With 6 ayes and 2 nays, this has passed the Senate and is now presented to the President for his signature or veto.


I'm starting to think it's impossible to get conservatives to really oppose anything! Tongue
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