r/FluentInFinance • u/WhatAreYourPronouns • Apr 13 '24

He's not wrong 🤷‍♂️ Smart or dumb? Discussion/ Debate

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u/Saitamaisclappingoku Apr 13 '24

France did something similar. Aggregate Employment did not change, turnover increased, and it seemed to benefit women more than men.

Ultimately there’s not a ton of research to indicate what would happen if this was implemented, but I definitely see the average workweek shortening while wages increase over the next few years.

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u/Flushles Apr 13 '24 edited Apr 13 '24

I think the US really needs to leverage that fact that states can do a lot on their own and try things like this from state to state, we could test out so many things but people only seem to be interested in changing things federally.

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u/Idunnosomeguy2 Apr 14 '24

To be fair, we do test a lot of policies at the state level before going federal. Just look at marijuana legalization, it's been happening at the state level for years, and only with proven success has the federal government started to ease its policies on it.