{"slug": "bernie-sanders-32-hour-workweek-plan-could-make-life-more-unaffordable-club-for", "title": "Bernie Sanders' 32-hour workweek plan could make life 'more unaffordable,' Club for Growth president warns", "summary": "Club for Growth President David McIntosh warned that Sen. Bernie Sanders' proposal to lower the federal standard workweek from 40 to 32 hours over four years without reducing pay could make life 'more unaffordable for Americans' and cost workers their jobs and benefits. Sanders, I-Vt., tied the renewed push to advances in artificial intelligence, arguing workers should share in productivity gains, while Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins also rejected the idea, saying 'The American dream does not include a four-day work week.'", "body_md": "# Bernie Sanders' 32-hour workweek plan could make life 'more unaffordable,' Club for Growth president warns\n\n## Sanders ties the 32-hour workweek proposal to AI productivity gains, arguing workers deserve to share in them\n\n[Sen. Bernie Sanders](https://www.foxbusiness.com/category/bernie-sanders), I-Vt., is renewing his push for a shorter workweek. Critics warn the 32-hour workweek proposal could come at a steep cost for American workers.\n\nClub for Growth President David McIntosh argues the plan could cost workers jobs and benefits while making life \"more unaffordable for Americans.\"\n\nMcIntosh joined FOX Business’ Stuart Varney on \"[Varney & Co.](https://www.foxbusiness.com/shows/varney-co)\" to discuss Sanders’ renewed push for a 32-hour workweek and the potential impact on American workers.\n\nSanders’ proposal would lower the federal standard workweek from 40 hours to 32 hours over four years without reducing workers’ pay or benefits, with overtime applying after 32 hours. He has tied the renewed effort to [advances in artificial intelligence](https://www.foxbusiness.com/category/artificial-intelligence) and argued that workers should share in productivity gains.\n\n**BERNIE SANDERS UNVEILS PLAN TO TAKE 50% STAKE IN AI COMPANIES FOR GOVERNMENT WEALTH FUND**\n\nMcIntosh pushed back, arguing that while AI could boost [productivity and wages](https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/us-jobs-report-august-2026), mandating a shorter workweek could have unintended consequences for employees.\n\n\"AI will make people more productive, and they'll get paid more, but Bernie's idea will hurt the very workers he's trying to help. A lot of people will lose their job, lose their benefits when they implement something like that,\" McIntosh said.\n\n**DALLAS MAYOR SOUNDS ALARM ON THE 'GRAVE THREAT' FACING AMERICA'S CITIES**\n\nHe also framed the proposal as part of a [broader economic agenda](https://www.foxbusiness.com/category/us-economy) he believes could raise costs, criticizing what he called \"far-left radical socialist policies\" and warning they risk \"making life more unaffordable for Americans.\"\n\nIn an appearance on \"[The Sunday Briefing](https://nation.foxnews.com/the-sunday-briefing/),\" Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins also discussed the idea of a shorter workweek.\n\n\"We believe in the dignity of work. It is a biblical foundation. I can't imagine a scenario where we'd say, 'Oh, everyone just stay home a couple more days. We're only gonna work a couple of days.' The American dream does not include a four-day work week from my perspective, at least,\" Rollins said.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/bernie-sanders-32-hour-workweek-plan-could-make-life-more-unaffordable-club-for", "canonical_source": "https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/bernie-sanders-32-hour-workweek-plan-could-make-life-more-unaffordable-club-growth-president-warns", "published_at": "2026-09-09 18:19:14+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-09 18:41:33.281653+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy"], "entities": ["Club for Growth", "David McIntosh", "Bernie Sanders", "Brooke Rollins", "FOX Business", "Varney & Co."], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/bernie-sanders-32-hour-workweek-plan-could-make-life-more-unaffordable-club-for", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/bernie-sanders-32-hour-workweek-plan-could-make-life-more-unaffordable-club-for.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/bernie-sanders-32-hour-workweek-plan-could-make-life-more-unaffordable-club-for.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/bernie-sanders-32-hour-workweek-plan-could-make-life-more-unaffordable-club-for.jsonld"}}