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Bernie Sanders says that if AI makes us so productive, we should get a 4-day work week (techcrunch.com)
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[–] 19 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I read the following sentence a day ago and it's stuck with me:

We europeans shouldn't laugh at the suffering of the American people, just because we get fucked in the ass with slightly more lube.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    12.2% of US workers are covered by a collective bargaining agreement. In Europe the lowest rate is Greece at 14.2%, but most other countries are much, much higher. Right-wing Hungary is at 21.8%. Bend-over-backwards-for-US-tech-companies Ireland is at 34%. The home of the bankers, Switzerland, is at 45%. No other European country is below 50%, and the biggest economies France is at 98%, Germany is at 80% and Italy is at 100%.

    Europeans may not be fully satisfied with the balance of power between corporations and workers. But, it is doing so much better than the US.

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