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Pritzker signs new laws requiring businesses to accept cash, pay employees for jury duty (capitolnewsillinois.com)

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[-] Today@lemmy.world 34 points 13 hours ago

That thing where rent can only be an electronic payment then there's a convenience fee for paying electronically is the biggest scam! When will someone address that?!

[-] Armok_the_bunny@lemmy.world 13 points 12 hours ago

I'd rather the government pay people a reasonable rate for jury duty, but I suppose something is better than nothing for people selected.

[-] Fishnoodle@lemmy.world 8 points 11 hours ago

I agree with this. No one should suffer financially for complying with forced civic duty. The government should pay the amount, or better yet, add that as part of the overall tax calculation for the business each year.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago

No one should suffer financially for complying with forced civic duty.

On the other hand, they shouldn't pay people unequally for equal work, either. Why should some high-powered professional get $100/hour for jury duty when the juror next to them is getting minimum wage?

You could just say "well just pay everyone the highest possible wage, then" but even if we decided that's a reasonable use of taxpayer funds, the problem is that it's hard to know what the right number even is when it changes at the unilateral whim of the highest-paid worker's employer.

[-] frostedtrailblazer@lemmy.zip 3 points 8 hours ago

Better yet, pay everyone UBI and don’t worry about jury duty payments.

[-] Fishnoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

Again, pritzker is a Badass

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