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[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 375 points 4 days ago (1 children)

And then he went golfing. True story.

[–] CatDogL0ver@lemmy.world 121 points 4 days ago

And he flew using US government plane. He has spent millions on just plane rides.

Who is wasting tax payer's money.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 222 points 4 days ago (6 children)

I hate paid time off. It’s one of the greatest crimes of modern life. I think I’ll campaign to have my union dismantled and my pay cut in half because the current model is clearly ripping off my employer.

Keep in mind that the guy complaining about PTO hasn’t worked a day in his life.

[–] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 67 points 4 days ago (1 children)

"Yeah, PTO is gay!" - Guy who works part-time at Dollar General.

[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 33 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (6 children)

FOR REAL THOUGH. Like every person I have ever heard that has complained about PTO, are people who are in positions that either don't accrue it, or accrue it so slowly that it's never usable, or make enough that they don't need to ever worry about being paid vs unpaid when they take holiday.

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[–] Protoknuckles@lemmy.world 39 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I actually have coworkers who were complaining about a day off, and saying "everybody's lazy, nobody wants to work anymore". Take the day off, and shut up!

[–] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 21 points 4 days ago (6 children)

How old are they? I feel like old people have nothing other than their jobs. They never had many hobbies and they never had to raise their kids.

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[–] stevestevesteve@lemmy.world 136 points 4 days ago (5 children)

What a fucking moron along with all his voters

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[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 119 points 4 days ago (7 children)

"the workers don't want it"

The fuck we don't

[–] renamon_silver@lemmy.wtf 46 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Imagine being this guy and trying to speak for the working class

[–] SoupBrick@pawb.social 35 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

And having legal adults stop and think, "Hmm, maybe this day off thing IS kinda woke."

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 22 points 4 days ago

Fellas, is it woke to like holidays?

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[–] FancyPantsFIRE@lemmy.world 107 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I doubt he cares about holidays at all, but he very much cares about removing a holiday that is specifically relevant to not white people.

I was taking with a family member yesterday and said I'd be shocked if Juneteenth is still a holiday next year.

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[–] Nangijala@feddit.dk 91 points 3 days ago (4 children)

As a Dane, I have always been fucking shocked at the slave-like working conditions Americans work under. They barely get any time off as it is. What do you mean too many holidays?

[–] ECB@feddit.org 45 points 3 days ago (2 children)

The worst part is... If you've ever had the pleasure of working with an American company you'll notice just how unproductive they are.

Obviously the two are closely connected, but it's always fascinating to me

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 26 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah there's that myth that if you make people work more hours more work will be done. It all makes sense on the spreadsheet!

Reality is the workers are human, humans get tired and you aren't getting more work out of anyone by making them work more hours. You're just making someone be at a place longer because you can.

[–] Localhorst86@feddit.org 27 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Its basic math. A woman needs 9 months for a pregnancy, surely two women would only need 4.5 months.

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[–] Alaik@lemmy.zip 83 points 4 days ago (2 children)

We have the least mandated PTO in the developed world and a good portion of the underdeveloped world.

Our federal holidays aren't even days off for most people. Lol

My opinion of him can't be lower but man I keep realizing how fucking stupid his supporters are with every one of his asinine comments.

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 25 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yeah I called Juneteenth getting axed over a month ago and one of my co-workers chimed in that Juneteenth was a Trump holiday. It isn't, it was signed into law by Biden his first year in office. Trump lied about it while campaigning.

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[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 76 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

America produces way more than enough to allow everyone to live comfortably and enjoy life. But the fruits of all that extra productivity is being hoarded by a tiny portion of the population while workers are being increasingly stretched and strained to extract as much value from then as possible while paying them as least as possible.

The scarcity of wealth and the need to always work harder and longer hours to barely make it is an illusion maintained to exploit the workers.

[–] VeryInterestingTable@jlai.lu 75 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

One of the country with the least amount of paid vacation in thw world. And that's the hill he decides to climb on. He excels at making himself look increasingly moronic.

[–] meekah@lemmy.world 26 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The only reason they don't have a lower amount of mandatory paid vacation is because it is impossible to go below 0.

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[–] kn0wmad1c@programming.dev 66 points 4 days ago (1 children)

And the fact he posted this on Juneteenth is just coincidence, right?

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[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 60 points 4 days ago

He says on the holiday dedicated to the freeing of the slaves. It’s no coincidence this the one he complains about.

[–] bieren@lemmy.zip 49 points 3 days ago (11 children)

β€œThe workers don’t want it”. He had about as much sense of this as he does of a concept of health care plan.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 51 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Workers. Hate. Paid. Holidays.

We've been saying it for years, but nobody listens. The liberal nanny state keeps forcing me to stay home, spend time with my family, or even go on vacation, when all I really want to do is stare at spreadsheets for another eight hours.

Enough is enough!

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[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 45 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (9 children)

What a piece of shit post. He's using the date to signal solidarity to his racist voters.

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[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 38 points 4 days ago

Said the guy who spends 1/3 of his time golfing

[–] KingPorkChop@lemmy.ca 38 points 4 days ago (5 children)

It would be fun to make Trump work a job for 90 days. Nothing major. Maybe answering phones for a help line.

9 to 5 desk job.

Monday through Friday.

If he misses a day he has to "find a new job" and start over.

The dude would fucking CRACK like he was being waterboarded!

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[–] MetalMachine@feddit.nl 37 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Nah F that, most Americans barley get any paid time off if any. If anything we need MORE.

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[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 36 points 4 days ago (1 children)

King Cuck says no more holidays while golfing his presidency away.

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[–] yesman@lemmy.world 36 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Come for the racism, stay for the contempt of working people in general.

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[–] 96VXb9ktTjFnRi@feddit.nl 36 points 3 days ago

Meanwhile the US have the fewest paid leave days of any country on the planet (source).

[–] Buske@lemmy.world 35 points 3 days ago

This guy LITERALLY raped a 13 year old back in the day, and only golfs.

[–] Kalysta@lemm.ee 35 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Translation: we shouldn’t give black people in america a federal holiday because i am a racist and demented old man who is increasingly irrelevant in society.

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[–] Foni@lemmy.zip 33 points 4 days ago (6 children)

I think any European politician who said anything remotely close to this would see their careers instantly over. How is it possible that saying something like this doesn't cost them votes in the US?

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 24 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

He said this specifically on Juneteenth so that his hateful voters agree, and those that work for businesses that don’t give a day off on Juneteenth get angry at the people who work for companies or the government that do.

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[–] Lucelu2@lemmy.zip 33 points 3 days ago

Ah yes. The obligatory racist whinging on Juneteenth. Fat lazy bastard who doesn't get to work before 11 am because he requires "executive time" (tv time).

[–] trumpetmouth@lemmy.world 29 points 3 days ago

maybe there are too many non-working presidents right now?

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[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 29 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

life is not created for an economy

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[–] NoMadLadNZ@lemmy.nz 26 points 3 days ago (7 children)

Get off the golf course yourself then you orange turd

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[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 23 points 4 days ago (1 children)

OK, start with Christmas Day. I'll wait.

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[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 22 points 4 days ago (7 children)

Oh yes, all eleven federal holidays will turn into 365 real soon.

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[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Technically, there is no law requiring a company to provide PTO or close on Holidays. Its up to the company, not this stupid bastard.

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