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[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social -4 points 6 days ago (2 children)

How about you learn about context and read the rest of what I wrote? My complaint with both of these actions is that they're essentially meaningless for the majority of people and they don't go far enough. I refer to them as table scraps and virtue signaling because they only give the appearance of taking action without actually fixing anything or improving the lives of nearly anyone. The politicians get to parade around acting like they're working for our benefit when they're actually doing very little to help.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

So whether or not federal cannabis convictions were pardoned, or millions of people would have guarantees to overtime pay, you would have complained either way, probably about Democrats, because the actions taken weren't perfect solutions, or if they weren't taken, then "Democrats have done nothing!"

Got it.

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social -2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

There you go with another strawman... 🙄

I call BS on millions of people getting overtime pay. The income limit is so ridiculously low that nobody would be eligible. You can fuck right off with your "because it's not perfect" false dichotomy. It's not that it's not perfect, it's that it's quite literally nothing.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

A federal judge in Texas is blocking a rule enacted by President Joe Biden earlier this year that provides overtime pay protection for roughly four million American workers.

You've convinced me! Four million people, and more next year, and then every three years after that - definitely nothing. What else should I be complaining about?

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social -2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Four million people, and more next year, and then every three years after that - definitely nothing.

🤦

It literally is nothing because it's blocked from being implemented as stated in your own damn quote. Even if it were implemented, it's still nothing as it only applies to a little over 1% of the country while the other 98% is struggling too.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)
  • Biden does thing to guarantee overtime to more people than it's already guaranteed to
  • Trump-appointed federal judge blocks it
  • Goddamned Biden!

???

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social -2 points 6 days ago

What is that, the used car salesman's definition of "guarantee," meaning "I'm going to promise this to you, but you'll never actually get it?"

Yeah, that sounds about right.

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 2 points 6 days ago

“Meaningless for 99.9% of people”

Corrected that for you 😂