Submitted by A_Man_Who_Writes t3_10hr9k0 in massachusetts
A_Man_Who_Writes OP t1_j59zzo8 wrote
Reply to comment by mcemc3 in Why did Sunday pay go away? by A_Man_Who_Writes
That’s fine and dandy. The difference to me is that this particular “blue law” benefits thousands if not millions of hardworking people. Why take that away?
Lil_Brown_Bat t1_j5a3kvz wrote
Because it violates the first amendment's freedom of and from religion. If the state requires you to pay more for one religion's holy day and not any others', it is violating the separation of church and state. Removing this and increasing min wage across the board is ultimately the right thing to do.
Candid-Tumbleweedy t1_j5a4a6b wrote
Yea why was Sunday special? Historically because we cared about the Christian day or rest but not the Jewish one. That’s kinda fucked in a “progressive” state that pretends to have a separation of church and state.
Lil_Brown_Bat t1_j5a53y4 wrote
MA has a long history of laws and regulations based in Christianity. What you and I interpret today as "progressive" wasn't always the case. Once upon a time, time and a half on Sundays was progressive.
Aggressive_Lake191 t1_j5afei4 wrote
In reality, where retail is these days, it would just mean higher prices. It is easy to put this in a us vs. them rant, but it is really us vs. us.
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mcemc3 t1_j5a39mb wrote
Here’s the page from Mass.gov with more info
Also can contact your legislator and talk to them about it. Never hurts to voice your concerns to your elected officials
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DWRGT3 t1_j5ab403 wrote
Right? Haha!!
Let’s literally get down to brass tax here folks…yours is the true answer.
SuperSpartacus t1_j5alf7l wrote
Because it’s literally designed to help Catholics over everyone else
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