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AllyCat

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13. Imagine a 4 day work week with UHC.

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 11:08 AM

Jan 2013

I could actually afford a pay reduction with UHC. My employer would not be screwing us over trying to get us to pay more for a cheaper insurance plan that offers less actual health care (yes, that's what is happening right now). One day a week, every parent would have a day that they could pick up the kids from school and do something fun, like visit a museum or go to the park. There would be one day you did not have to use your precious "earned time" just to go to the doctor. Happier workers, healthier Americans, more productive people, and greater employment.

Nah. Corporate America would never tolerate that. We must work until we die for them to be happy, and the less they pay us to do it, the better off they will be.

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Krugman: Europeans have steadily reduced working hours as labor force participation rises [View all] pampango Jan 2013 OP

du rec. nt xchrom Jan 2013 #1

True, but ProSense Jan 2013 #2

I was talking about this to a friend recently lunatica Jan 2013 #3

Sure, they'll gladly give us a 4 day work week! Wednesdays Jan 2013 #6

Well, I did say tweek it didn't I? lunatica Jan 2013 #10

I had that "hire more people" fight with my former boss Yavin4 Jan 2013 #14

That's one reason why I belong to a union lunatica Jan 2013 #18

I Hear You Loud and Clear Yavin4 Jan 2013 #22

When you have fewer and fewer people making more and more stuff-- eridani Jan 2013 #4

I think we should have less working hours ... coldbeer Jan 2013 #5

But that would cut into corporate PROFITS Wednesdays Jan 2013 #7

Bingo! Champion Jack Jan 2013 #8

No it won't, that will cut into the workers paychecks Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #15

You're right. It would come out of workers' paychecks in the US. In Europe, by contrast, pampango Jan 2013 #17

Proof that it can be done and therefore if we want it lunatica Jan 2013 #19

Well said. +1 n/t pampango Jan 2013 #21

Hmmm. LWolf Jan 2013 #9

Which is easy to do when UHC is available Doctor_J Jan 2013 #11

Wages Loudestlib Jan 2013 #12

Imagine a 4 day work week with UHC. AllyCat Jan 2013 #13

That's because all they have left is crappy part-time jobs! bhikkhu Jan 2013 #16

It's ironic that lunatica Jan 2013 #20