Ban of heat protections for outdoor workers could create 'public health crisis'

https://www.wusf.org/health-news-florida/2024-04-12/desantis-ban-local-heat-protections-outdoor-workers-could-result-public-health-crisis

by Capstanlqc • 2 years ago

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allears• 2 years ago

The cruelty is the point.

cam_l• 2 years ago

This is certainly DeSantis' personal motto.

But it is worth remembering and repeating to yourself whenever you find a policy which has an 'unfortunate' and cruel side effect. Nine times out of ten, the cruelty is the point, and the actual side effect is the stated aim. It is worth remembering, even when you support the policy.

throw_away2• 2 years ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_purpose_of_a_system_is_wha...

Smoosh• 2 years ago

Remember that if someone else is made worse off, logically you must now be better off. /s

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-sum_game

cchance• 2 years ago

What fucking problem is he saying hes fucking trying to fix, what company would even be Pro-Heat Death for employees

BobaFloutist• 2 years ago

The answer may surprise you

ricardobeat• 2 years ago

Is it legal to pass a law that pre-empts other legislation on the same subject?

jerlam• 2 years ago

US states have power over everything that isn't given to the federal government (10th Amendment). So all state laws preempt all city/county/municipality/township/local/etc. laws.

anamax• 2 years ago

US cities and counties are creations of the state that they're in.

States are NOT creations of the federal govt. The federal govt is a creation of the states.

theGeatZhopa5• 2 years ago

What problem does he have in his air conditioner equipped office? Democracy is not only about the will of majority, it's about protecting the rights of minorities, too.

Never will understand. Never will do.

shiroiushi3• 2 years ago

Democracy is not only about the will of majority, it's about protecting the rights of minorities, too.

No, it's not. It's about the majority getting its way; that's the whole point of the majority vote winning the election.

Better-designed democratic systems attempt to share power with minority groups to mitigate this problem, but it's always a problem. I don't think there's any way to have a truly democratic system where the rights of a minority group are respected and protected when a large majority actually hates them and/or wants to exploit them. There's a reason the most harmonious democratic societies are always ones that don't have much contention between different groups, or very little diversity to begin with.

theGeatZhopa5• 2 years ago

Look over to Europe. Even the majority wins, still the rights of minorities are protected. It doesn't mean it's will is protected. One example:

Roma people: Everyone hates them, but still they can exercise their rights.

Birth abortion: there are a lot of people who try to do it but are hindered by aggression. To protect their rights is the democratic states exercise.

And so on. I don't think Europe has less contention between different groups, nor less diversity. You're right, that the diversity will get less in harmonic societies, but in my eyes because each member of the society takes up the thinking and learnings of the society because it's good, not because the society forces him to.

There's is s difference between majorities will and minorities rights. Rights are the same of each of the members :)

miles• 2 years ago

> Democracy is not only about the will of majority, it's about protecting the rights of minorities, too.
No, it's not. It's about the majority getting its way

Majority Rule, Minority Rights https://www.principlesofdemocracy.org/majority

How Does Democracy Protect Minority Rights? https://constitutionus.com/democracy/how-does-democracy-prot...

Majority Rule and Minority Rights https://www.annenbergclassroom.org/glossary_term/majority-ru...

alexb23• 2 years ago

The original title is clickbait, it should not omit the word regulation. E.g.

Ban of heat protection regulations for outdoor workers…

Ban of heat protections for outdoor workers could create 'public health crisis'

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