What the HELL is the matter with these people?

Look, if businesses don't have the freedom to make poor business decisions, no matter how dangerous to society, short-sighted, or nominally supposed to reduce costs, then really, we might as well live in Russia.

Let's eliminate overtime and the 40 hour work week while we're at it. Make them work 7 days a week, unless they attend a company approved church on Sunday, of course.

Live free of food or die.

The bill's sponsor, state representative J.R. Hoell, argued that companies failing to provide lunch breaks would be shamed over social media, thus rendering the law unnecessary. "If they are not letting people have lunch, they could put it out though the news media, though social media. I don't think that abusive behavior would continue, the way communications are today," he said.

By that logic, we no longer need laws and should abolish all forms of government. Amen.

You're f*cking morans. You know that, right?

They're all just Snidley Whiplash villains at this point.

Problem: People need food to live.
Problem: Food costs money and takes time to eat -and is a waste of time to produce.

Make a law prohibiting eating.

Problem solved

Mentat: They're all just Snidley Whiplash villains at this point.

I prefer to think of them as Murky Dismal villains.

NewportBarGuy: By that logic, we no longer need laws and should abolish all forms of government. Amen.

You're f*cking morans. You know that, right?

Also, the sponsor seems to be calling his own bill unnecessary.

If the law doesn't matter, why is it necessary to remove it? Why spend time and money eliminating a law that won't matter in the long run? I assume the law is not actually hurting anything by being there. It's there on the off chance that companies choose to abuse their employees. By eliminating it, you're only succeeding in giving companies opportunities in abusing their employees. How will removing this law benefit, well, anyone!?

EXPLAIN YOURSELF, SIR!

Keep it up folks.

Do you know why unions came into being in the first place? It wasn't because the workers were being paid well, had medical coverage, and paid days off.

The American worker had to fight for those things. Had to fight an uphill fight, against organized industries, and the only way to combat the orchestration behind the scenes, from the Chamber of Commerce, to the State House and more, was to organize themselves.

Unions are a natural outgrowth of capitalism. In responsible industries, you work with the unions, and you come to agreement.

We didn't do that, not at first, and often still not today. The radicalism that we saw with the IWW and others was inspired by the literallly setting the dogs and hoses on workers who peacefully assembled.

You want that again? With a LOT higher a percentage of Americans owning guns? Really? You want to alienate a good quarter of the Republican base? Keep it up.

Unions aren't the enemy. Dumbasses and the greedy are the enemy, and to be fair, they're on BOTH sides of the desk...

Remember folks, unions are no longer needed, after all we have laws protecting workers...

Mike Chewbacca: Yeah, employers STILL don't give employees the breaks the law requires them to give. In 2007, a guy successfully sued Kenneth Cole (new window)for back pay because the man repeatedly found himself unable to take a lunch break as was required by California law. In two-thousand-fricking-seven!

If they repeal this law, workers WILL be harmed.

Will not the "free market" address such occurrences?

Dimensio: Mike Chewbacca: Yeah, employers STILL don't give employees the breaks the law requires them to give. In 2007, a guy successfully sued Kenneth Cole (new window)for back pay because the man repeatedly found himself unable to take a lunch break as was required by California law. In two-thousand-fricking-seven!

If they repeal this law, workers WILL be harmed.

Will not the "free market" address such occurrences?

People will be outraged until they realize prices went down because they don't need coverage for lunch.

It seems Republicans around the country are doing their best to make sure Democrats swing back into power in state legislatures.

Philip Francis Queeg: Can we shame this asshole legislator over social media instead?

Yes.

DATELINE: YOUNG'S MEMORIAL CEMETERY, OYSTER BAY, NY

Here we see a picture of President Theodore Roosevelt clawing his way out of
his plot in Young's Memorial Cemetary. Eyewitnesses say he was heard to be
muttering something about having to 'smack a biatch' and was later seen looking
for a big stick.

SilentStrider

What the HELL is the matter with these people?


Look, you've had a bunch of blowtards who've been screaming about the "evils of unions" for years (a lot of them are right here on Fark.) RonnieRaygun got that show goin', millions of American idjits got on the bandwagon. Collective bargaining rights are being legislated out, states are passing "right to work" laws. It's going to get a lot worse, kids. Full circle back to where we were 100 years ago.

COPYPASTA TIME!!!


Ok, I like a good "LOL! REPUBLICAN FAIL!" thread as much as the next guy, but you really need to understand the NH political system. There are 400 State Representatives for a population of 1.3 million people, and they get paid $200 a year.

Really (new window)

There is ALWAYS some good derp to come out of the New Hampshire State Legislature, because it takes NOTHING to become a member of the Government.

I am SERIOUSLY considering making my dad run in 2012. He hates people, taxes, foreigners, the Yankees and those goddamn squirrels that keep chasing the birds away, and disproves of Tom Brady because he thinks he's too good at things.

He's 70 years old, and he does not know how to work computer.

He would be perfect.

Who the f*ck actually elects these retards?