• faythofdragons@slrpnk.net
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    How does missing work help the climate? Genuine question, but I’ve been fired when a car broke down over the weekend, and I couldn’t get another one before Monday. I don’t see how it was better that I wound up spending the money I was saving for an electric car on an old junker so I didn’t miss rent and get evicted.

    Edit: Just tell me you don’t have an answer instead of downvoting, this isn’t Reddit.

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      We in Europe forget that you yanks can get fired for things like a car break down or a protest stopping you from getting to work on time.

      You should probably get some workers rights protests. Consider strikes.

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        Yeah, we absolutely need to start with worker rights. I think part of the problem is that we in America have been on the nationalist train for so long that we’re simply unaware of how good it could be.

        It’s nuts that people over here think my state law of 1 hour PTO awarded for every 40 hours worked is too much of a burden for employers.