• @Changetheview
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    371 year ago

    “OSHA regulations take an average of seven years to be finalized. In July, Democratic representatives introduced a bill that would force OSHA to speed up this process. It was their third attempt. They have failed to secure enough votes every time.”

    That is insane. Not only do private interest groups “lobby” (bribe) our leaders to avoid regulation, even if it something miraculously goes through legislation, OSHA takes another 7 fucking YEARS to finalize it. That’s downright pathetic.

  • @Burn_The_Right
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    261 year ago

    Conservatives are the minions of the corporate class. As long as conservatives have influence in legislation, there will be a lack of protection for the working class in our laws.

    The solution is to remove conservatives from our politics. We either marginalize conservatism or we suffer.

    • @[email protected]
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      21 year ago

      Conservatives and Liberals are the minions of the corporate class. As long as Conservatives and Liberals have influence in legislation, there will be a lack of protection for the working class in our laws.

      The solution is to remove capitalism from our politics. We either marginalize capitalism or we suffer. …

      Thoughts?

      • @Burn_The_Right
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        21 year ago

        If by “liberals” you are referring to U.S. neo-liberals, I won’t disagree. I think regulating the fuck out of capitalism is the answer we are looking for.

        • @[email protected]
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          21 year ago

          I agree. No doubt one party’s actions are more reprehensible, but there’s a much deeper rot at the core of this.

  • @[email protected]
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    161 year ago

    TX recently passed a law that invalidates/prohibits local ordinances mandating water breaks.

    It’s not just that the laws aren’t there, it’s also because people like Abbot are doing everything they can to remove those protections.

  • blazera
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    111 year ago

    Because those workers elect people who oppose any benefit to them.

    • Gormadt
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      31 year ago

      Not always, there’s a lot of people involved in elections and it takes a majority AND having to get past decades of gerrymandering to make it happen.

    • @nothingcorporate
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      21 year ago

      “They don’t give a shit about you.”

      –George Carlin