Even without climate change, working in the sun in the afternoon at that latitude and altitude, was always a bad idea. Sevilla in Spain is more northern than this and they're famous for their afternoon siesta, but that siesta is actually also present in many other countries with similar climates. And those people have been doing this for millennia, no climate change needed.

Oh sure, I get that. That part is pretty obvious.

I was just wondering about how he sold this idea to his voters as something positive.

It's like... You'll all get anal probes with raspy tools, and it's not to check for cancer! Okaaayyy, but how are you ever going to convince people that this is a good thing (tm)?

They'd bribe even if water and shade was cheaper.

because its not about the money.

its about cruelty and putting the peasants in their place.

Honestly, Nestle should step in and bribe him to require employers to provide water. Just any water, and Nestle would still see a significant increase in sales.

NESTLE, USE YOUR EVIL FOR GOOD

DeSantis was a JAG for Guantanamo guards. The claim was he was there to make sure they followed the law, but the portions of his cases that are public show he was working on defending guards that killed two inmates, and seemed to be working with others to create a legal shield going forward. While most of his stuff is classified, the little out there is pretty damning. He is a professional sociopath. Nothing evil he does will surprise me.

He must be a (American) Christian

Unless those federal protections don't include heat protection...

There are currently no protections in the US for workers from heat. Only a handful of states such as California, Washington, Oregon, Colorado and Minnesota have passed any heat protections for workers.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Osha) is currently reviewing federal heat standard protections and issues fines against employers citing the general duty clause in cases where workers die due to heat stress, but worker groups have advocated that heat protections which include water, rest, shade, breaks and acclimatization are needed to save workers from heat illnesses and their lives.