Sum Being

One of my passions: full-costume behind the scenes pics.

A forty hour work week is considered full time.

It’s considered as such because it takes up the amount of time we as a society have agreed should be considered the maximum work schedule required of an employee. (this, of course, does not always bear out practically, but just follow me here)

A person working the maximum amount of time required should earn enough for that labor to be able to survive. Phrased this way, I doubt even most conservatives could effectively argue against it, and out of the mouth of someone verbally deft enough to dance around the pathos-based jabs conservative pundits like to use to avoid actually debating, it could actually get opps thinking.

Therefore, if an employee is being paid less than [number of dollars needed for the post-tax total to pay for the basic necessities in a given area divided by forty] per hour, they are being ripped off and essentially having their labor, productivity, and profit generation value stolen by their employer.

Wages are a business expense, and if a company cannot afford to pay for its labor, it is by definition a failing business. A company stealing labor to stay afloat (without even touching those that do so simply to increase profit margins and/or management/executive pay/bonuses) is no more ethical than a failing construction company breaking into a lumber yard and stealing wood.

The heatwave that is gradually bringing Britain to its knee’s.

The guy being demonstrated on does seem to be falling into it, and he could have probably avoided flipping, so why did he? For effect? Maybe partially, though I feel that’s okay because this is a demo and so you’re actually playing it safe, holding back and working together, but also because at that point rolling and gaining your feet is cleaner and safer than going sprawling across the floor and letting your hands/knees/face take the impact.