Republican Chooses The Worst Place To Whine About Americans Not Working Enough
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“There’s just a lot of people in this country that don’t want to work, period,” Rep. Virginia Foxx said during a hearing about people who work too much.

“There’s just a lot of people in this country that don’t want to work, period,” Rep. Virginia Foxx said during a hearing about people who work too much.

House Republicans held a hearing Wednesday throwing cold water on President Joe Biden’s plan to give more workers overtime protections.

Even though the hearing was about employees who work long hours, the GOP chair of the House Committee on Education & the Workforce took a moment to argue that too many Americans don’t want to work at all.

“There’s just a lot of people in this country that don’t want to work, period … and want other people to take care of them,” said Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.).

  • recapitated@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Or that the vast majority of jobs that can be had are really not making the world any better. Like, we might actually have more resources as a collective species if nobody drove to taco bell or pac-sun anymore for any reason.