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The Supreme Court of the United States has issued a unanimous decision that security screenings after the work day, regardless of the amount of time they take to perform, do not qualify for remuneration. The decision focuses on the Portal-To-Portal Act of 1947 which defines a workday that specifically excludes those activities "incidental" to an employee's primary responsibilities.
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SCOTUS Finds in Favor of Amazon, No Pay for Mandatory Security Screenings
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wantonly inflict on someone else.
-- Clarence Darrow
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Thursday December 11 2014, @05:16PM
> Is there any point at which the whole house of cards will come tumbling down?
Nope.
The USA is full of temporarily inconvenienced millionaires. People know to work hard and hope for the great rewards of the American Dream. Examples of success are all around, and soon it will be me! Look at what I already have!
People who have stuff to lose don't start revolutions. (some do trigger them, but they are not on the front row)
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 11 2014, @09:30PM
Now, you could have given attribution for the great phrase.
"Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires." --John Steinbeck[1]
Otherwise, you're right on the money:
Frightened folks aren't going to risk the crumbs they have to get the whole loaf they deserve.
...and the task that the 1 Percent has set for itself is to make sure the Proles stay scared.
[1] I recently heard Los Angeles Theater Works' presentation of "The Grapes of Wrath".
The dude definitely had his finger on the pulse of the nation.
-- gewg_