points by procaryote 3 days ago | 0 comments
> there's no reason you shouldn't be paid the same for less time because your output is the same/better.
The reason is economic growth for the company / the country.
This in turn is a more subtle point than it seems at first glance. Not having economic growth isn't really a desirable option for a company, a country, or in (the long run) the people involved.
[–] shimman 3 days ago
[–] procaryote 2 days ago
That's a separate probem that probably wont be solved by reducing the work week.
That said, ppp adjusted median houshold income has grown fairly steadily even in the US, even with growing inequality... so workers too have benefitted, just not as much as they could of the gains had been spread more evenly
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Compression
Outside of that small 20ish year window, workers have never benefitted from increased productivity compared to the capitalists that have stolen $50 trillion from the masses:
https://time.com/5888024/50-trillion-income-inequality-ameri...