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Esqurel t1_iutjuit wrote

Reply to comment by LameBMX in $10 a day for jury pay is absurd if Pennsylvania says they are holding fair trials. by Jazzlike_Breadfruit9

That same argument applies to most things, and the answer is the same: because we live in a society and everyone has to do their part.

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LameBMX t1_iuu7hyp wrote

By the government, which both you and the business, are paying. The only party not really paying is the one receiving money.

https://www.ohsd.uscourts.gov/frequently-asked

Just picked a random Ohio one out of the blue. $50. Mileage. Hotel money if far enough away to justify. Iirc they also provide something resembling food.

If you want my time, why should anyone else pay me for it, but you? This isn't about doing a civic duty, strictly compensation for time missed from work.

I will concede there is some overly dramatic belly aching in these posts. If your business is going to fail due to a week of jury duty, odds are you have bigger problems.

Hell, I don't even have a dog in this fight. Between jobs, but last job a week unpaid wasn't going to break me, odds are no one would care about a week in jury duty anyways. Whatever the govmt gave is a nice gesture. But for others, it is. Specially when $10 hasn't even been gas money for like a decade.

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