A four-day workweek might sound dreamy, but like so many of Bernie Sanders’s bold plans, it would backfire tremendously.
It might sound dreamy, but like so many of Sanders’s bold plans that promise to make everything better with no meaningful downsides, it’s actually a harebrained idea that would backfire tremendously.
Regardless, while the federal government could try to prohibit employers from reducing current workers’ wages in light of this legislation, that wouldn’t really work. After all, employers will still presumably be free to offer lower wages for all new hires. If you can see how that would backfire, well, the same logic applies to a 32-hour workweek, even if it’s less absurd at face value.
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