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Bernie Sanders says that if AI makes us so productive, we should get a 4-day work week
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this post was submitted on 25 Jun 2025
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0% chance this wouldn't also come with a 20% pay cut.
Sure, but that's not what's being discussed. Sanders is saying people deserve a 4 day work week at full pay.
Anyone can negotiate a 4 day work week for a 20% paycut. That's not worth public figures time to discuss.
I've had a difficult time negotiating this as an American mechanical engineer. There's this bizarre norm of working long weeks even though we get paid way more than most jobs.
I just want health care and they won't offer it at 32 hours. If I'm missing some obvious trick here, please inform me!
Move out of the US?
it's almost as if the US is a shitty place to live O: