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Greg Abbott Axes Water For Texas Construction Workers Amid 3-Digit Temperatures (www.huffpost.com)

submitted 1 year ago by VexCatalyst@lemmy.fmhy.ml to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] twitterfluechtling@lemmy.pathoris.de 4 points 1 year ago

ThE MaRkEt WiLl FiX iT....

I guess they argue if giving water increases productivity, companies will do it without a law mandating it. This ignores the fact that beancounters are not always practical, and people will die of heatstroke before eventually the least reasonable companies disappear.