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[–] ameancow 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

It was a measure enacted during wartimes to increase productivity, or at least that's what they said, because it was never rolled back to pre-war even after the US was no longer engaged.

Always beware what they try to slip through under the guise of patriotism and "unity."