Rep. Takano Introduces Legislation to Reduce the Standard Workweek to 32 Hours • Hacker News Board

Re: Rep. Takano Introduces Legislation to Reduce the Standard Workweek to 32 Hours

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Post by bluejekyll » Tue, Aug 03, 2021, 12:27 PM UTC

supportlocal4h wrote: post #159

bluejekyll wrote: post #84

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> While I'm not sold on having a government run healthcare system (the pandemic only reinforces this) Would you mind elaborating on that? From my own perspective the federal government’s ability to help fund and drive the vaccine development and then to purchase in quantities to get the entire population vaccinated is actually proof of how powerful a single payer system could be. I’m curious as to what I might be mis…

You offer two examples of value: 1. Fund and drive vaccine development 2. Purchase large quantities Neither of those is what I want from my insurance company. How much are those two things costing me? If my taxes just went up $100/year for the next 3 years to pay for that vaccine, that maybe wasn't ideal. If my taxes went up $10 total, that was an awesome deal. If I have no idea how much that vaccine cost me, and nob…

It seems that you believe government is less transparent than private companies. There are laws which require transparency in government, and your elected officials can make those stronger. Private companies don’t have this inherent obligation and in fact desire to keep as much private as possible in order to compete better.

Are governments or private companies more transparent?

Re: Rep. Takano Introduces Legislation to Reduce the Standard Workweek to 32 Hours

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Post by _xy8h » Tue, Aug 03, 2021, 11:08 PM UTC

Cederfjard wrote: post #143

rasengan wrote: post #141

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> Do you mind expanding on what you’re doing day-to-day? Wake up, work out, get to work, eat, get to work, eat, get to work, spend time w/ family, sleep. > How many of those hours are actually productive? All working hours. I don't waste a single minute. > Are you on any drugs to help you keep your energy up and/or sleep? No. > How many hours do you sleep, on average? 6 > Do you have any social life, or anything else…

So you average ~11.5 hours every single day, not a single minute is unproductive, and you’re not on any amphetamines or the like (not that they would necessarily make that possible)? I’m sorry but you have to forgive me for doubting this. I have never met or heard of anyone with that kind of stamina.

He's a major fuckup and cokehead. Take everything he says with a winter's road crew pile of salt.

Re: Rep. Takano Introduces Legislation to Reduce the Standard Workweek to 32 Hours

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Post by supportlocal4h » Wed, Aug 04, 2021, 5:52 AM UTC

bluejekyll wrote: post #161

supportlocal4h wrote: post #159

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You offer two examples of value: 1. Fund and drive vaccine development 2. Purchase large quantities Neither of those is what I want from my insurance company. How much are those two things costing me? If my taxes just went up $100/year for the next 3 years to pay for that vaccine, that maybe wasn't ideal. If my taxes went up $10 total, that was an awesome deal. If I have no idea how much that vaccine cost me, and nob…

It seems that you believe government is less transparent than private companies. There are laws which require transparency in government, and your elected officials can make those stronger. Private companies don’t have this inherent obligation and in fact desire to keep as much private as possible in order to compete better. Are governments or private companies more transparent?

Did you see the sentence about current lack of transparency with insurance companies?