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just an fyi, those european countries this person is talking about are super capitalist. and while capitalism is terrible, wasteful, inefficient, exploitative, in need of dismantling, etc. even things like public healthcare and livable wages and vacation time can exist within capitalism if capitalism is properly regulated.
america just chose the route of not allowing for those things by deregulating and selling everything off to private capital. which, as a failed experiment in free market economics, should be a pretty obvious lesson to the rest of the world of what NOT to do.
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So this feels important…
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“I've often wondered, as any Black American I imagine, what kind of slave would I have been? But my question for white Americans is, but what kind of master would you have been? I think that's a legitimate question.
I write about the difficulties of being segregated against, of being abused, but I think sometimes it might be interesting for white Americans to write, and I think it would be difficult, but maybe not. What kind of master would you be? I think that's a legitimate question.
I think it's one of the reasons that a lot of people like to ban books, and we're looking at some of the governance up there, ‘Well, we don't want these stories told.’ But these stories have to be told because you have to ask yourself, what would I have been? What kind of person?
Who would I be if I encounter those unlike me?
You know, there's a card, one of my favorite cards, it's just a card you can purchase at any place. It says teaching your child not to step on a caterpillar does as much for your child as it does the caterpillar. And I've always loved it.
I have bunches, I buy it by the box and I send it out to friends. Because yeah, the caterpillar is just gonna die and the caterpillar’s like, ‘this fool's gonna step on me.’ But it teaches your child it's okay to step on something that's underneath you, that's smaller than you, that might could use your help.
But more, if you leave the caterpillar alone, it will become a butterfly. And look at that, look at the joy just watching a butterfly brings. So, you know, you have to ask who would I be if I could be my better person?”
—Nikki Giovanni
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Business groups could mount a legal challenge to the president's plan to greatly expand overtime protections to more salaried employees.
A new federal rule to expand overtime protections to millions of workers now excluded under current law has been finalized, the Biden administration said Tuesday.
The Labor Department’s regulation would ensure that salaried workers who earn less than $58,656 per year would automatically be entitled to overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours in a week, starting in 2025. What’s known as the “overtime salary threshold” would then be updated every three years, starting in 2027, to account for inflation.
The agency estimated that the change would extend the overtime law’s coverage to an additional four million workers, meaning they couldn’t be forced to work extra hours without their employers paying a premium.
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you’re hearing it more and more
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In December, Spotify culled 1,500 jobs, equivalent to 17% of employees, as part of an aggressive efficiency drive as the group strived for profitability.
Staff costs for those employees carried a long tail, as most workers received five-month severance packages when they were let go in December.
At the same time, the footprint left behind by those employees was bigger than Ek and his executives anticipated.
“Another significant challenge was the impact of December workforce reduction,” Ek said on an investors call following Spotify’s Q1 earnings release.
“Although there’s no question that it was the right strategic decision, it did disrupt our day-to-day operations more than we anticipated.
“It took us some time to find our footing, but more than four months into this transition, I think we’re back on track and I expect to continue improving on our execution throughout the year getting us to an even better place than we’ve ever been.”
Ek didn’t elaborate on what aspects of operations were most affected by the layoffs.
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Maybe it is time to cap the wealth. Once you reach billionaire you have to give everything else to the poor!!
Just an idea!!
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THIS IS WHAT YOU GET WHEN THERE IS NO ACCOUNTABILITY FOR POLITICAL ACTIONS! AS HE DEFUNDS TEXAS CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE !
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