What a load of supercilious bunk. You just think you're the arbiter of what can be discussed and what shouldn't be mentioned because it is GASP! UTOPIAN! If you don't want to talk about this topic, Devine, the polite thing for you to do is SHUT UP.
On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 7:54 AM, Jim Devine <[email protected]> wrote: > me: >> what > >> organization is in charge of determining the number of hours that each > >> of us works per week (or per year)? > > > Sandwichman: > > The NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) has jurisdiction over the FLSA > > (Fair Labor Standards Act), whose standards were established -- and > could be > > modified -- by Act of Congress. Why do you ask? > > why ask? it's okay to make politically unlikely proposals -- which at > this point in US history includes even fiscal stimulus (unless perhaps > it involves massive tax cuts for the rich and/or increased militarism) > -- but it's good to know that one is doing so. It's like utopian > thinking, which is usually good for telling a plausible story of how > things could be better in society. But those who think in a utopian > way should be clear what the political & economic obstacles exist that > block its realization. > > If there were a mass movement pushing the government to shorten the > work-year, it might happen. But if there were a mass movement of that > sort, it could accomplish much more. > -- > Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own > way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > -- Sandwichman
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