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rufustphish OP t1_ivof7f8 wrote

Reply to comment by Outrageous-Outside61 in Why Phil Scott again? by rufustphish

Why are your rights as a business owner more important than your workers right to have paid family leave?

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Outrageous-Outside61 t1_ivofj2v wrote

Why are you against small business in a state that the majority of employees work at one? Do you only want soul sucking mega corporations in the state?

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rufustphish OP t1_ivogorw wrote

What a logical leap you just took. Never said anything about being against small business.

I own a small business.

What I said was, if you can't afford to respect your workers rights, you don't deserve to be in business.

Seems like we're never going to agree on that point, good luck in your hiring.

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Outrageous-Outside61 t1_ivoh9s5 wrote

I mean you support legislature that disproportionately effects small business. It’s not much of a leap from A to B. PFML is much easier on a large corporations with many employees than it is on a small business. I’m curious what your business is with your attitude.

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Eagle_Arm t1_ivolw9h wrote

Don't think that was said. The example has already been brought up if someone leaves for 8 weeks at a small business.

The work doesn't stop and finding someone to do a job for only 8 weeks is a difficult task. Let alone if the job is technical. How many jobs can someone just show up, do the same work for 8 weeks, and just leave?

It's an example based in the reality of the situation. Would businesses like to give employees time off? Absolutely. Why wouldn't they? I want to be a part of that world where it's possible. Is it feasible? No, so it doesn't happen.

It works at a large business with 1000 employees who can take that work and spread it out over that 8-12 weeks. But a small business with anywhere from 3-20 employees, not an easy task.

Don't get me wrong, I want to be able to take that leave and have my coworkers take it too, but for a small business, it's not a realistic option.

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vtviking t1_ivpu3t8 wrote

Well under your plan the business closes so no one has family leave

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