Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday introduced a bill to establish a standard four-day workweek in the United States without any reduction in pay. The bill, over a four-year period, would lowe…

This is fine as long as you realize that the price of most things will rise. If an employer has to hire additional people to provide the service hours required the net effect is that cost is pasted onto you.

  • WalrusDragonOnABike [they/them]@reddthat.com
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    8 months ago

    Given worker efficiency increases with decreased hours, the effective costs (measure in hours worked to afford something, not raw 2024 $s) should go down if the extra productivity doesn’t just lead to more profits per employee hour worked.