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this post was submitted on 22 Oct 2023
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Jesus.
We are devolving. If libraries were proposed, I bet republicans were to strike that down in no time.
There are already towns actively voting to defund their libraries for having LGBTQ books.
Libraries would never have passed these days. If only because copyright firms would crack down on it hard.
Or "days off".
I'm sure Sunday would still be off. For no reason in particular.
Maybe a half day? Rest for me and not for thee, since the big man earned it kinda thing
The idea that society is progressing is a liberal lie designed to trap people within their systems. Culturally speaking, we're careening backwards. But gay marriage is now legal (it's been legal everywhere else since forever) and trans people are starting to be considered the gender they identify as (compared to actually civilized cultures which have done so since forever) so you look like a regressive if you call this out.
While i agree that for many points the US is going backwards, most countries havent been open to homosexuality or transsexuality until fairly recently, mostly staying behind the US.
Hell, that there was a right to abortion in the US since the 70s was a great step ahed compared to most western countries (eastern block countries already allowed abortions at that time). Here in Germany our abortion laws are still from the Nazi era and designed around all women birthing many children to feed into Hitlers army. They just put an exemption that abortion can be without punishment, but it is still a crime, within the first 12 weeks. Doctors who would talk about the fact that they do provide abortions were charged for illegal "advertisment" of abortion.
where are these civilized places you speak of
Most, if not all, laws should include annual inflation adjustments. That includes minimum wage, social security, food assistance, as well as minimum fines for breaking laws. Inflation is built into this economic system. The Fed is mandated to keep inflation at 2%, we should not be surprised that these laws become outdated.
It feels like an unnecessary way to keep politicians relevant since they have to keep voting to update these figures instead of just building inflation into the law.
It is possible. My country has laws that specify penalties such as “x months in jail and/or a monetary fine of the nth degree” where the amounts for each degree get updated every once in a while.
It is by design.
If the minimum wage would be inflation adjusted, then businesses would need to compete on innovations, good products and efficient processes instead of cutting costs at the laborer.
This would either lead to an inflation loop or permanently lower profits to be extracted for the inept capitalists. Who is going to finance the campaigns then?
Agreed, this is probably also why antitrust is pretty shit now
My monkee brain saw whatever that machine is and autocompleted it to that animation of an anime girl getting raped and tortured in the most brutal ways imaginable :(
wholesome
I said it once and I'll say it a zillion times: China consequences for corporations who misbehave. Fees are just a business expense to them.