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And they're not going to. Do you know the kind of legal liability not having a vaccine mandate opens a company up to? If an employee catches covid and dies their next of kin have a multimillion dollar lawsuit. Besides, do you want to end this pandemic or not? I know I do. The sooner enough people get vaccinated the sooner it'll be over. I can't believe how people are in this country. In places like India they're lining up for hours to get vaccinated. Over here we've prolonged the pandemic by months, and caused thousands of needless deaths, for no good reason.
Automation was inevitable even before workers got more leverage. And honestly I don't see it as a bad thing. It'll get rid of the most repetitive, monotonous, and sometimes dangerous jobs first. Jobs that honestly no person should be doing. Yes, in the long term this will likely mean not enough full-time jobs for everyone of working age but again, I don't see that as a bad thing. The greater productivity automation enables will mean higher wages for those who work. That in turn means more families can get by with just one primary wage earner. Or perhaps both people working, but part-time. Either way, more free time is a good thing for lots of reasons. Long term, as automation puts more people out of work, we'll probably have to implement a universal basic income. Again, not a bad thing. We'll have people working at jobs they enjoy as a result, not being forced to work lousy jobs they hate just for basic necessities. Arguably, the stimulus money we gave out during the pandemic was like a test run of universal basic income. The end result of giving people some money is that they're able to hold out for better working conditions. This is exactly what happened.All things considered, this could be the best time in a long while for the leverage of the average worker in the US. But for how long?
Between robots and regulations job numbers may be cut soon.
Yeah, COVID kicked all this off, but its role is shrinking.
Yes I want the pandemic to end as soon as possible and get back to normal. The problem is when you allow the government to restrict your rights, you never get back to normal. We didn't have to make a category of second class citizens to solve this problem. I'm vaccinated. I was before the mandate. The fact is you catch more flies with honey than vinegar. Forcing people into it has caused a countrywide backlash that didn't have to happen. You think I don't want people to get vaccinated to save their lives? You're dead wrong. There are better ways to get people to comply than threatening their livelihoods. How they are threatening the Navy Seals is despicable.
Most, if not all, employers will have accommodations for valid medical reasons, as they should. Remember though that only a tiny fraction of the population can't get vaccinated due to medical reasons. There should be no religious accommodations. For starters no major religion is against vaccinations. And the virus has no religious exemptions, so neither should we.
No. Driving is a privilege, not a right. When you do paperwork to get your liscense, you have to agree to follow the law which includes not driving drunk. You have to pay liability insurance so if you get in an accident, the other party will be compensated.
But it was instrumental because for the first time since perhaps they were off for summers when they were schoolkids people had lots of free time. And they loved it. It also gave them time to think. Many came to the same conclusion. My life is too short to have an employer essentially dictating how I spend my life, along with not having any real blocks of time for myself until I retire. So many wanted to continue working from home. Some in families with two or more incomes realized they could quit some of those jobs if they reign in their spending a little. Still others ran the numbers, realized that with child care expenses they weren't ahead by much, if at all, working. So they opted to be full-time parents instead. Some decided to strike out on their own. The common theme though is people have had it with being owned by employers, having one or two lousy days off a week, and never being able to take more than one week's vacation at a time because their employer won't allow it. That's not even getting into soul-draining commutes or toxic work place environments.
They're not being punished. They have the right to the choices they're making. But choices have consequences. I can choose to be a jerk to someone. I may get punched in the mouth for it though
Also, their choices affect other people, which is really the primary justification for the mandates.
I suggest you look at the policy for the Navy Seals if they choose to not get vaccinated and resign or ask for a religious exemption instead. Religious exemptions are allowed under military and federal law. No benefits, no pension, no GI Bill for education, no veteran services, no benefits for their family, oh yeah, and they must pay back money for their training, about 2 million dollars. Their families are also banned from travel until they get the vaccine. These are the people who risk their lives for us daily in the worst places imaginable and they are treated like that. Don't you dare tell me the unvaccinated aren't being punished. When did we become so callous that we refuse to treat our military and veterans with even a shred of honor and dignity?
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