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Bernie Sanders

Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Mon Jul 20, 2015, 11:42 AM Jul 2015

Bernie Sanders: With the collapse of the American middle class,

men and women are being forced to work incredibly long hours.

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Bernie Sanders: With the collapse of the American middle class, (Original Post) Playinghardball Jul 2015 OP

France: strong private sector unions and solidarity. Also, NOT a country founded by Puritans. merrily Jul 2015 #1

Those are a lot of extra hours! SoapBox Jul 2015 #2

It's even a lot of 35 hour work weeks. (40 hours less an hour for lunch, if you are that lucky--and merrily Jul 2015 #3

merrily

(45,251 posts)

1. France: strong private sector unions and solidarity. Also, NOT a country founded by Puritans.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Jul 20, 2015, 12:42 PM

Jul 2015

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)

2. Those are a lot of extra hours!

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Jul 20, 2015, 12:50 PM

Jul 2015

But, according to the 1% and Jebbie too...

Americans don't work enough.

Those words of wisdom brought to us by billionaires...and their sock puppets.

merrily

(45,251 posts)

3. It's even a lot of 35 hour work weeks. (40 hours less an hour for lunch, if you are that lucky--and

Reply to SoapBox (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 20, 2015, 01:00 PM

Jul 2015

even less than 35 hours, if you are also entitled to a morning and afternoon break. )

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