1984 Part Deux
Now that I’ve started with the “calling something the opposite of what it is” meme, I keep seeing more examples of it. I’m watching the Ivins-O’Reilly-Franken dustup on RealPlayer right now, and meanwhile I was looking up some Molly Ivins stuff.
I came upon an article she wrote for Working for Change, talking about how the House is now considering repealing the Fair Labor Standards Act by eliminating the 40-hour work week. They would do this by eliminating the requirement for employers to pay time-and-a-half for overtime. Employers could compensate workers with hour-for-hour comp time past 40 hours, rather than time-and-a-half pay.
The name of this initiative? The Family Time Flexibility Act. Nice.
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Doublespeak?
Try: Patriot Act