40 hour work week
During the Industrial Age there was no limit to how much an employer could ask a worker to work in a week. Workers would work for 10 or more hours a day for 6 days straight. This means they were working for over 60 hours a week. When answering this debate, remember the group you are part of and some of the issues that they would have to consider when answering this question.
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But if people work longer hours, they will get payed more. Which is one thing people complain about. Also if people work for longer hours more products will be able to be made. Thus decreasing the price of the product. In the end it would make things less expense and more exsessable to other people, and the poverty level would possibly go down. Side: For
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Child Labor, I am 8 years old and I am for the 40 hour week. Before workers used to work 10 hours a day, so that was about 60 hours a week. 60 hours a week would be very tough on me. Working long hours like that would make me very tired. All or most children work in factories and some operate dangerous machinery. So working those long hours would be very dangerous for a child to operate machinery because they could get hurt. Only working 40 hour weeks would give children more time to play and have fun. Side: For
Clay, I dont care that you are only 8 years old. I need the money to stay in business, and if you dont work those extra 20 hours in the week, then i have to find someone else to pay during those 20 hours. I could keep my employees down and being paying less money. There are 168 hours in a weeek and you can work 60, sleep 60 and that leaves 48 hours to do anything else. So you cant complain about not having free time. That is 2 full days of free time. Getting 60 hours of sleep is more than the average person needs so you wouldnt be tired at work so stop complaining and suck it up. Side: Against
Clay, being an owner of a Business, we don't have time to complain. We are doing everything we can to keep our business on top of others so we can sell more products. If we sell more, you have the chance of getting paid more but this also involves us having to make our employees work more and think of new ideas so our business does not go bankrupt. I understand you have a family we all do but you just have to think of it as in a way of helping your family live and try not to complain. I have a business to run, not little kids to worry about. Side: Against
I don't really think that a 8 year old should really be complaining about how many hours you are getting. I think you should work more and make me more money. I don't think it's dangerous that you are working with machines. I think its better if you are smaller so you dont take up so much room so I can have more machines. More machines means more money in my pocket. Side: Against
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I agree with clay that children need to develop in a good environment so that they will fulfill their potential as a person. You big buisiness owners must not remember what it is like to be a child, your mind hasn't developed and your body physically has a lot of trouble handling this grueling work. Plus you don't care about our low level of income or the conditions in which we earn it. Side: For
Aron I disagree because if you want to make money then you should come down and help earn your money not just relying on people to make it for you. I think that the workers should get more money because we put our lives at risk everyday while you walk around with with pockets full of money. Side: For
I would be for it because I am part of the womans workers and I would not like to be slaving for longer hours than I need to. We have bad working conditions and they can work us for as long as they want. If this 40 hour work week goes into play we will not have to deal with this. Side: For
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I think we should, because family's would have more time together, and there would be less strikes. Its only 20 hours shorter so companies would still make enough products so it would keep running. As you can see it would benefit everybody, family's would have more time together, and companies would still be selling just as much products. Side: For
I disagree. If a person wants more time with their family then they should quit their job. If companies had 60 hour work weeks then imagine how much more products they can make. The goal wouldn't be to make enough to keep running. We want to try and prosper as a company and earn more than enough. Side: Against
I disagree with what you say because if people quit their jobs then they cant afford anything for their families. We need the money to support our families and get the things we need. Also, if they decide to just quit then wouldnt large companies go down from everyone quiting? If quiting is an option, some might use that as a type of strike. Side: For
I disagree with you because you get enough time with your family on the weekend you have the day and night with them. So that shouldnt be an option. If you want to earn more than enough quitting isnt going to help you any. Being a business owner we could easily just cut your pay right now you are making enough money you shouldnt need anymore. We are paying you enough to make our product. Side: For
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As a unionized worker, I suppose a forty hour workweek. The bosses want to save money by making workers work for sixty hours or more. The government should get more involved and set standards. Workers are unable to spend time with family and take care of children if they are always working. Side: For
As a worker more hours means more money for you. Which also means more money for your family. If you wanted to spend more time with your family you would quit your job. However you won't quit your job because you need to provide for your family. So a 60 hour week would provide you with more money...providing you with more money to support your family. Side: Against
I support this idea of 40 hour work days because im a busy wife with 2 kids and 60 hours a week is way to many for me to work. My kids never get to spend any time with me and my husband is always having trouble getting the kids ready for the day. This would put less money in the family but the time i gain from this will help my family grow sronger and let me rest. Side: For
I agree that a 40 hour work week is a good idea. I am a child and I need time to spend with my family and kids. If we had a 60 hour work week then I would never have time to be home and help around the house too. The buisness owners don't know that we have a lot to do outside of work too. Side: For
I disagree. If a company had a 60 hour work week then workers could have the oppurtunity to earn more money for their family. They wouldn't have to be in poverty if they produced enough products that could raise the amount of their paycheck. It help female workers in the long run. Side: Against
As a wealthy business owner i disagree with you because it doesn't matter how many kids or how big of a family you have, you should be willing to work as long as you need to in order to provide for your family. I don't believe you that you NEVER spend time with your family, you have the whole weekend and night. so BOO HOO! Side: Against
You are a wealthy business owner, and you don't need anymore money. You are able to live with what you have. Just let us workers work the 40 hours instead of 60 hours so we can have more down time and relax with our family. Or, you can also step into our shoes and see how you feel after a 60 hour work week. Side: For
A forty hour work week is a much more realistic approach to child labor. Children should not be overworked. There are advantages to a shorter work week. One of the biggest advantages of it is safety. The chances of children being injured while working decreases dramatically if they are well rested and not overworked. Children are not ready to handle the intensity of a 60 hour work week. They don't have the physical and mental strength to work hours like that. So a 40 hour work week is definitely the best choice. Side: For
I disagree because you are making us work and want us to work more so YOU can stay in business not us all you want is to make more money even though you have enough so I don't see the big deal is to bring work hours down to 40 instead of 60. All I'm saying is put yourself in our shoes see how you would feel. Side: For
I'm for the 40 hour work week because i am a female worker. Working for 60 hours would be long and tiring and i can not handle like such conditions. While working now they treat us terribly. Its very hard to take care of our families with a 40 hour or more work week. Having this 40 hour work week will make everything so much more easier on our lifes. Side: For
However, if you think your employer forces you to work more hours than you are able, you can always quit and work for a different employer. Also, the 40 hour limit would also limit your ability to financially take care of your family, and if you encountered a sudden expense, you would be able to cover it by working more hours. Side: Against
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I'm not using the fact that I'm a woman, are you saying that a 2 year old child can take care of them self? sorry i don't think so. Just because it doesn't work for you doesn't mean it doesn't work for others. Someone times others have to be thought about before ourselves. Side: For
I think you can handle to work 60 hours per week. If you really think about it, it is better for you. You make more money anyways so why are you complaining. I think workers should suck it up and work harder so I can make more money. I believe you can take care of your family even with 60 hours a week. Side: Against
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It's life, live with it. You can't live your life easily. Just because you're a "woman" does not mean you can get to work less. Woman these days like you are always complaining how men and women are being treated differently. Well now you have it. We don't treat you terribly. You got yourself into an accident in the first place for not watching out. Side: Against
I agree with you. Working 60 hours would makes us less concentrated on our jobs and if we worked 40 hours we would do a better job and have better quality products. The owners would be more pleased with us if we did a better job anyways then doing a crappy one and working longer hours. Side: For
I think you can handle to work 60 hours per week. If you really think about it, it is better for you. You make more money anyways so why are you complaining. I think workers should suck it up and work harder so I can make more money. I believe you can take care of your family even with 60 hours a week. Side: Against
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I am a 7 year old boy,i live with a small family and we never get to see each other because we all work.I work 60 hours a week for 6 days straight.Its very dangerous where i work, and the machines are to big for my little arms.I agree on 40 hours a week, so i could see my family more and maybe go to school to get a education. Side: For
I support a 40 hour work week because if you compared it to what the previous work hours were, the hours have gone down by quite a bit. Over working the workers with little pay is unfair for those who work long hours for little money. Giving less required working hours gives people more time to do extra things they need. Also, with many workers working, it should be enough hands to bring in money for big buisness owners. Side: For
I am a working woman and I really need a 40 hour workweek because it would give me so much more time to take care of my children and find them the neccesities they need. Also I could at least get 5 hours of sleep because right now I'm spending all my time off work to make food and try to pay bills. Thsi is important for women like me. Side: For
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I agree with a 40 hour work week. Being a female worker and cutting back from 60 to 40 hours gives me more time at home to take care of my familiy and kids and to do other house work. It also isn't as stressful because I am only working a little more than six hours per day. I would rather be able to spend time with my family and visit them at reunions rather than make a lot of money. Side: For
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As a female worker I am for a shorter work week. Work will still get done now this allows us to be at home with our families more. It gives us more time to rest, making us more effective when we go back to work. It creates a fairer economic work style that allows the proper distribution of family time and work time. Women already work hard to be keep their homes going and keep their children fed and clean. Reducing the work week makes life better for everyone involved. Side: For
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I believe we should have at most a 40 hour workweek because longer than thatis just too much. The business owners are pushing the workers to the point of exhaustion. We don't have any time for ourselves nor any time for rest. I think that if we shorten the work week to 40 hours and creat shifts for the workers, the production will actuallygo up because you won't have as many tired wokers doing intricate labor. It will be safer with a shorter day of work Side: For
I would like the 40 hour work week. It would give me more time to play with the other neighborhood kids, also have some fun time with my family, give me time to be a kid, and relax and rest. The down side is that its less hours therefore less money coming in to support the familybut yet work is dangerous and hard work. I would like the rest and relaxation. Side: For
A 40 hour work week would be better for me than a 60 hour work week just because i would have time to hang out with friends or even spend time with my family. Also, i can do more activities that i like and maybe even sleep. I should also look at education a little more than what i have been. Side: For
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i am a unionized worker and i think that week need to work less so i have more time to spend more time with my family. I think that the business owner you pay us more for the 60 ower week. If they dont want to pay us more I will have to work less to rest to go to the next day of work Side: For
I believe that a 40 hour work week is too long, we don't have any time to see our family and we shouldn't work on the weekends. With a 40 hour work week we can have time to be with our families. If we had a late night that day, the next day there is going to be a lot of accidents. Side: For
If there is a set number of hours, the employers can't make people work longer than that. Some employers make you work for 60 or more hours a week. This makes the kids very tired. The kids also don't get to see my family very often and if there is only 40 hours a week working I could possibly get an education so that I will be able to get a better job. Side: For
In a 40 hour work week there isn't enough time to get done what has to be done. The product amount is much lower than in an 80 hour work week. The woman and children would be earning more money for their families if they worked more hours and our product amount would also be greater so it's a win, win situation if the hours stayed at 80 or even 60. Side: Against
The 40 hour week creates more time for a child to be a child. Too much work would create children that are very one dimensional, they will only know how to work. This doesn't create a dynamic environment in the US, it makes things very unenjoyable. Most people are working for their families but that doesn't mean that they should be completely disconnected from their family either. Side: For
As a women worker, I would agree. I mean, women like me can't always work 60 hours a week, and yet we still try to see our family. People think we make lots of money according to some headlines, when we really get paid a cent or less during an hours worth. Us women, are getting very upset by those business men, telling us to do this and that. I mean we ask them for better working conditions and a better money income. Even though we are getting really nothing money wise, I will work hard for 40 hours rather than getting beat up for 60 hours. There making by the billions for pete's sake! We are trying to all live and overcome this American dream. I ain't working for 60 hours or more! I have rights too! You can join us and the Union to protect workers from harm of business men, or you can go against us and be enemies. Choose wisely! Side: Against
As a working child, I am for the 40 hour work week. I want time to spend time with my friends and family and not work in the factories. As a child, I think we have the right to having time off from the work week. Also, if we only worked 40 hours and not 60 hours I would be less tired at the factory which would lead to less injuries. I could sleep with the extra twenty hours off so that way I would be more awake at the factory and be a more productive worker. I don't think children should be allowed to work 60 hours in one week. Children should be allowed to have some freedom and fun!! Side: For
I think we should have 40 hours. Because 60 hours is too long, and is too hard and some employees are falling asleep on the equipment and getting hurt with stupid things. We should have 40 hours not 60 hours. So I will stay with my union. That’s my point of view on 40 hours. Side: For
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Cutting back to a 40 hour work week does not help with saving up money. If we stayed at a 60 hour work week you would be able to save even more money because the more hours you work the more money you earn. That would also benefit for my business because the more products we make the more successful we become. Side: Against
i am a unionized worker and i'm for a 40 hr work week because if we have less then that we wouldn't be able to make enough money to feed the family and i want a minium wage becasuse we are not making enough money why should the owner make millions and the people who actully work makes close to nothing. Side: For
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Your family will have to work together to support themselves. This is a job, and its better than not having one at all. Why are you complaining about hours? If i dont have enough employees working more hours, we will lose customer interest and no one will have jobs. Side: For
Child Labor, children should be in consideration because if you over work them they could possibly just shut down physically, emotionally, and mentally from working to much. try putting yourself into the children's shoes for once and see how sad and mad for working so much and not being able to see their friends and family that much. Side: For
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We can not work more than 40 hours a week! I am only 7 and i have my needs, too. I need family time, time to attend school, personal time! These corporations that are making me work longer are taking away my childhood! But, not only do the children need less time in the factorys, parents do to! How can a mother raise a child and how can a father support a child when they are in a factory 12 hours a day! These business say that an easy way to solve this is to put the children in the factory, too. This way the children are always under supervision while helping the company out. BUT THIS IS TERRIBLY WRONG. You cannot raise a child in a factory, you need family time. FAMILY is a value of mine, business owners: please make family one of your values, too! Side: For
(^-^) i agree! we should have shorter work hours and more pay. people are just barely living or just barely paying rent to feed their children and to keep their home. its fair really then none of the workers are tired and are refreshed for the next day. this would decrease the chances of accidents happening then on a 60 hour basis where everyone is worn out from working. instead of being selfish the higher ups should have a fair balance for the workers and keeping the company up and running. i mean seriously there is enough money to go around! Side: For
i am a woman worker and I work for about 12 hrs a day, this might not seem like very long but at the end of the six day workweek i will have worked about 72 hrs a week. we do not get vacations, sick leave, unemployment compensation, or reimbursement for injuries suffered on the job. Side: For
I agree with a 40 hour work week. I think that compared to a 60 hour work week, it is great. Under these new conditions, I have time to do other things then my work. Before, I barely had time to spend time with my family because I was so tired. I could barely do anything because of the long hours I had to work. Now, with less hours, I am less tired and can do things. The company also wound not loose anything. We would all still be working hard, we would just work 20 hours less. We would also be able to do a better job because we would not be so tired. I think it is a benefit to both sides. Side: For
Im a worker in the old textile mill down the street, and I think the 40 hour work week would be the best thing for all of the workers. The way that the hours we work for now is we work, work, work, and work somemore. We as workers need to take and rest. A lot of the accidents that happen in the factory is because the worker is really tired and get careless. There has to be a rest period, I mean come on, we are loosing our lives because we get so tired that we don't even know what we are doing. Side: For
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I am an American woman and I deserve my rights. I am working 14 hours a day and i barley have enough time to go home and feed my 4 children. My kids' schooling only lasts one half of one of my work days. My fellow woman workers and I are soon demanding less hours and more pay. We are going on strike. Those poor girls that fell victim to the terrible triangle fire should be the last people to have to go through that kind of pain. Working conditions need to change. We should only have to work 40 hours a week. America can not go on pushing their workers too hard! Side: Against
I would have to agree with your arguement. I'm a kid, but that doesn't mean that I don't undersatnd what your going through with not being able to see your family. I want to help my family survive this time, and by doing this I can make my family survive. Although i want to help, i have to say that i agree that i do want to have a 40 hour work week. Side: Against
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40 working hours is Good for You, but not for the Company. Shorter working hours will mean that you'll have to get paid less; so no you will not be able to have enough money to support your family. It's life, live with it. You can't live your life easily. Just because you're a "woman" does not mean you can get to work less. Woman these days like you are always complaining how men and women are being treated differently. Well now you have it. And no, We don't treat you terribly. You got yourself into an accident in the first place for not watching out. It's not America. It's the businesses. I can lead the company however I need it to and if I don't keep the business alive the business dies then the economy dies and you and you're familes will Starve and suffer more than accepting these jobs. If you think this isn't good enough, you can leave. Don't bother us when we hire immigrants and you can't get your "jobs". Side: For
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As a kid, i disagree with what your saying that you want to have a 60 hour work week. When do you get the time to spend time with your family, or just plain relax. A kid working that long is just plain wrong, us kids can't function with that little amount of sleep and relaxing. Side: For
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As a wealthy business owner I disagree with the 40 hour work week. I would rather have my business be working a 60 hour week, this would benefit the business and the workers. If we raised the hours we could make more money for the business and the workers themselves would get more to provide for their families. Side: Against
I disagree with your disagree. With a 40 hour work week, the business and the workers would also benefit. The workers would be less tired and would probably work better. They would still make money. The business would not have to pay as much. I think that they wold get as much stuff done too. The work would probably be more accurate too because they would have more energy to work. Side: For
I disagree with you because as a child working 60 hours a week can be very tiring. Children working in factories can be very dangerous sometimes. Now that they would be working 60 hours a week they will be tired when operating machines. This could cause them to be seriously injured and get hurt. They could lose a finger or something. Now as a business owner how would you like that if a child got seriously injured and his/her family decided to sue you. Side: For
There should be no regulation on how many hours a worker works every week. You see, I am the business owner, and therefore, I get to make crucial decisions. I don't think my workers work too much now anyway. And even if they did, they always have the option to quit and go to a different employer. The option to work an unlimited number of hours a week also gives workers an opportunity to earn more for themselves and their families every week. Yes, I am saying that making employees work over 40 hours a week will save poor families. Side: Against
BUT, you business owners dont pay us very much so if the workers join the unions then they will get less hours in there work week and get paid more. If we stay the course there will be a massive gap between the poor and the Rich. There will be not middle class with what you are proposing Side: For
BUT, you business owners dont pay us very much so if the workers join the unions then they will get less hours in there work week and get paid more. If we stay the course there will be a massive gap between the poor and the Rich. There will be not middle class with what you are proposing Side: For
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YEAH, why should you business men do whatever your little heart desires and still we can't do a thing about it. I mean family is your whole life, work and getting paid helps your family in sucky conditions, provides food, getting new clothes, etc. Does a strike have any meaning to you wealthy business men or if you laid enough people off? Once they happen, your screwed. You will not have your business running, and you, (unfortunately) will lose your profits. Side: For
Your a wealthy business owner you don't need much more money than you already have, unlike us woman workers and the other workers that are working for you need the money and we are willing to do anything for our money like the harsh conditions we are put through just to raise ends meat. We have family that we also need to care for. Longer hours call for less time taking care of our family and or spending time with our families. therefore 40 hours would be reasonable not 60. Side: For
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I am against the 40 hour week, with the workers only working 8 hours a day and 5 days a week. If the workers are wanting a raise they need to work more hours than just 8 hours a day. When we have the workers working longer we are able to make more products and our business will then expand with the about of income coming in. When our income amount expands the workers then might get a raise. Side: Against
I am against the 40-hour work week because i believe that as a wealthy business owner, employees should be working more than 8 hours a day for a 5 day week. Workers need to put in more labor hours because we as business owners need money for our business. And as laborers you will want to get a higher pay, and you will if you work more hours. Side: Against
Money isn't everything. People working more hours may make a slightly higher amount, but people need to rest and have time off. Especially for children, they need time to try to get an education to make something of themselves. So a 40 hour work week is definitely a better choice. Side: For
As a wealthy bussiness owner I do not support a 40 hour work week because this means I am loosing money. If I have people that work only for 40 hours this means I have to hire more employees to meet the work hours that need to be comitted to. By hiring more employes I therefor have to pay more people. If my workers were to have a 60 hour work week I wouldn't have to have as many employes, which would in the long run save me money. Side: Against
The 40 hour work week might also be protecting the children. Think about it for a second, by not having us around as much, we wont be causing trouble and getting hurt all the time. Right? And Kenzie is right, by hiring another employee to serve the other hours, you arent losing anything. Side: For
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I am a wealthy business man. I'm against the 40 hour work week and I would like a 60 hour work week. A 60 hour work week would result in more profit for my business and also allow the workers to get more money. If the workers disagree with the 60 hour work week I can fire them and find new workers that will work. -Jake Wolfenberg Side: Against
The workers in my company are paid by the hour. 40 hours isn't enough time to make the amount of products that I wish to accomplish in a day. If we stayed at 60 hours, sure I would have to pay them a little more money for the day for more hours but it would be worth it because more products will have been made. Side: Against
I am a wealthy business owner and I am against the 40 hour work week because I want my employees to work more than eight hours a day so I make more money for my business. With more hours put into the business, we will make a lot more money, so more labor needs to be put in. Side: Against
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For one thing we would be working 8 hours a day not a week. Plus your not going to lose that much money with 20 less hours. Us workers have family's that we want to spend time with. You would probably have less problems with workers on your hands if you give us more time off. Side: For
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Business owners already have a lot of money. Cutting back only 20 hours a week wouldnt significantly change the amount of money. You need to look at the product you get out of working that long instead of just the money. If people get that extra time to rest their bodies, then they'll be better at making the product which could lead to better quality, even maybe eventually leading to more money anyway. Side: For
I hope that your employers will leave slowly. Poor people getting worked to death for 20 more hours in a week than we could ever imagine. The American dream can't help if you don't give them anything at all money wise. Share the money so we ALL get a chance to live the American dream! And if you don't agree, then your fellow workers will go on strike and still be protected by the Union. Side: For
Back then as a business owner, I believe that 40 hours a week is not a good idea. It's not a good idea because so much more work could be done with 60 hours. That's 20 more hours in the week. If we had more hours, workers would be able to make more products that will eventually earn the company more profit. Eventually, if the company earns enough money then the owners can raise the workers paycheck to more money. Side: Against
I disagree with 40 hour work weeks because people are can work longer. If people have the ability to work longer, then they should be forced to. With them working longer, then they will accumulate more money. The company could also expand and provide more jobs with better pay. Side: Against
I don't think we should be forced to work longer. Working longer just makes people more tired and depressed. We are humans. We have the right to be having some fun besides working 24/7. Some buisness owners wouldn't give us more money if we worked longer anyways. Therefore, I think we should work just 40 hours. Side: For
I am against 40 hour weeks because i am a buisness owner and i want my workers working more than 40 hours so i make more money. If they work longer they get a little better pay to feed their families. Also if my workers work longer the company could expand or boom and the company couldget moree money so we could give a little more money to the workers. If the company expands more jobs also Side: Against
Just because they're capable of doing labor does not mean they should. Yes children should be aloud to work but for that long extent of time no sorry i don't think so. Some children can hardly stand a 40 hour work week let alone a 60 hour work week? It just does not make much sense. Having a 40 hour week will take the pressure off of our backs. In the end you as a business owner are only trying to do whats best for you and your business, not the workers for example myself. You don't care about my life or how i find it hard to take care of my children or even to spend time with my husband. Your only looking at how wealthy this makes you. Our effort earns you more of your cash. Side: For
I am against the 40 hour work week because that cut the work hours too much. Going from 60 to 40 is bad for us as business owners. We arent producing enough product I want to product more and gain more money. If we stick with 40 hours a week then I will just have to cut all of the workers pay. So Im going to just going to cut the workers pay if they dont add more work hours. Side: Against
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I am against this because I am the owner. I should be able to put how much work hours my employees are going to work for. 40 hours a week is too short. Every hour and minute and second is important in my business. If they want shorter working hours, I will gladly pay them less. Side: Against
I am very much against this as a rich business owner. I think that they should work the time that they are given and if their boss wants them to work 60 hours then you should. You can work from 8 in the morning until 6 at night during the week and get a few more hours in on the weekend. That isnt that tough and if you really want more money you are going to have to work for it. Maybe children should be a little less than adults but they should still work more than 40 hours if they need the money. Side: Against
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I am against this argument because the extra time provided by the 40 hour would not be used for just "sitting around" it would be used for resting and doing other productive things such as feeding my own family. 40 hours would allow me to be with my family rather than working throughout their entire lives. Side: For
I'm against because the employees should work more hours than 40 hours. Being a business owner means your employees working more for you no matter the cause. Also, if the person wants a job and wants to work for you then they should accept the fact to work more hours without complaining and whining. Side: Against
As a child laborer, I disagree with this. If we work 40 hours we will be better employees and working in the factory won't be as bad. I don't think we should be treated as slaves and be forced into working a 60 hour week. You don't know how bad it is until you walk in our shoes. Side: For
I don't think we should be working 40 hours. I think a buisness owner should walk in our shoes for a day and see how we have it. They can just boss us around and not work like we do. Also, the owners want better products from us, but if we're tired from working 60 hours plus all the work we have to do around the house, then the quality of our products won't be as good. Side: For
I disagree with having a 40 hour week. That is not enough for me because I would rather work more hours to get more money. I won't make enough money working only 40 hours a week. We won't make as much products to sell only working 40 hours. The more we make with the time were given, the more people are going to want our products. Side: Against
I am a wealthy business man and I think that the 60 hour week is better because they are getting paid for working and if they work longer, the business will be better because it is up and running longer. I want my business to make money and by having people work longer we can get ahead of schedule and make more than other companies. By making more product the company itself can be better because it will have tons of money that it can use to upgrade and make it able to run better. Side: Against
Being a business owner, I want my employees to work as much as they can because we need to always be on top of the new trends and earning as much money as we can.We have prophets to be made and also our employees have a chance of getting paid more money if they decide to put all their efforts into working hard and long days. Side: Against
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I am against the 40 hour week days because the children can also work,and if they are capable of doing work then they should! I am a woman and I believe that everyone is capable of doing labor and should do as much as they can, and working only 40 hours a week isn't okay with me. Side: Against
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cut back on hours just brings you're pay and mine down if you would like to work more for less wage you get the same amount of money and it all works for everyone iget paid and so do you but advancing production brings money to 1. the goverment for economy and 2. less crime 3. and money to epand the company and get more works and the list rolls over again. more money lesser crime and many of you dont have lifes already so more work can keep you occupied. from wealthy business Side: Against
have you worked in the factory 60 hours a week??? people are tired from over working and have no time for family and some times just barely have enough money to put on the table or to pay their rent. some of these families have small children that need to be taken care of and not only that but the workers should be allowed to work 40 hours aweek so they can recharge. Side: For
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cut back on hours just brings you're pay and mine down if you would like to work more for less wage you get the same amount of money and it all works for everyone iget paid and so do you but advancing production brings money to 1. the goverment for economy and 2. less crime 3. and money to epand the company and get more works and the list rolls over again. more money lesser crime and many of you dont have lifes already so more work can keep you occupied. from wealthy business Side: Against
I am a wealthy business owner. I am against a 40 hour work week because i want to produce as much of my product as possible as fast as possible to make me more money. I want to make them work a minimum of 60 hours and possibly try to squeeze 80 hours in a week without any overtime so my company can make a larger profit and my production is continuously increasing and never slows down. i want to make the maximum profit possible per week! Side: Against
(;_;) Owning a factory I'm agaist workers working 40 hours. They should be working 60 hours with the pay we've been giving them. The more our workers work the more product will be sent out, and the more money will go to the factory and the workers. We need the money to keep our factory up and running. Side: Against
I disagree. We all need money to support our families. All of us have families and the only way we will ever be able to afford food and shelter is work. We won't get anything by arguing. We have to learn to put our best into our work and work hours and deal with the stress for now. Side: Against
Thats true but, those of us who are actually working for that 60 hrs a week with the pay that we get you would realize that it isn't realistic and that we need time with our families just like you do. And maybe even more time with our families because we barely see them as it is. It might be a little bit more money for the working people, but for the business owners they will make so much more money than us because we barely get paid. Side: For
People Almost need to work 60 or more hour work weeks! If i would let them go home after only 8 hours every day they wouldnt be making very much money and what are they going to do with the rest of the 16 hours of there day? probably sit around and do nothing all day! what good that do? they should be thanking me for giving them more work hours! i put more food on there families tables! and yet they still complain! they are so ungreatful! Side: Against
One of the things i would argue would be if they did not work more than 40 hours a week then the children could go to school and see their family and have a good life instead of worrying about work. Another thing is that they are grateful they just need some time to relax instead of being overworked. Side: For
Wellmost people would want to work 60 hours just because of the fact that they get more money, but the amount of work that we do will tire us out until we are working at the pace of a zombie. That is probably why some of the accidents have happened, lack of sleep. Side: Against
i agree with brooke. as a buisness owner working more than 60 hours will really bring in the doe. you can stay at the factory, sleep there, and every couple of months they can have a day off to go see their family. it will be just like bording school, accept you will be working instead of learning. Side: Against
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They came here to work so as long as they are here they are going to work. They wanted work, we will give them work. We are not killers. We are just honest business owners that are trying to make a honest buck. If you have a problem with that then you can leave our company. We have other people that would love to work. Side: Against
As a wealthy business owner, 40 hours a week will result in me losing money. Workers seemed perfectly fine with working more hours, as long as they got their pay. If they don't want to work so long or so long, they don't have to take the job. If they want to put food on the table, no matter how hard and how long they have to work, they take the job. It's the workers' choice. Side: Against
Even though working 40 hours a week gives workers more time to spend with family and rest, they don't need that much time. The more time they spend at home, the less they want to go back to work. Not only does this affect buisness owners, it may also affect them. Side: Against
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I barely get to see my parents anymore because we are all forced to work so often and are extremely tired when we get home. They'd be happier to work if they knew they got to home at the end of the day and just sit with their families. Why do they have to work 10 hours a day, 6 days a week? Isn't 8 hours a day, 5 days a week enough to make you money? Side: For
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I am against it becasue the more things we make the more money I make. I don't care that the workers are working too long. I love money and the more money I have the happier I am. I think the workers are able to work 10 hours a day 6 days a week. I believe that they can handle the stresses of work and make me more money. Side: Against
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