Increase your *quality of life. Work less.

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This has been tried before. Many times on a national level.




It ends badly.

People today are working longer and harder than before.

Really? That's not how my grandparents remembered the early 1900's.

>> ^bcglorf:
This has been tried before. Many times on a national level.


It ends badly.


Please, enlighten me on the specifics ....

>> ^boblobblaw:
>> ^bcglorf:
This has been tried before. Many times on a national level.


It ends badly.

Please, enlighten me on the specifics ....


Working less and consuming less is an option open to most people in capitalist countries. The people choose instead to work more and consume more.

There are really only 2 situations were people seem to reduce their consumption, in a recession or when they are made to do so by force. Neither has ever been improvement.

>> ^bcglorf:

Working less and consuming less is an option open to most people in capitalist countries. The people choose instead to work more and consume more.
There are really only 2 situations were people seem to reduce their consumption, in a recession or when they are made to do so by force. Neither has ever been improvement.

"Neither has ever been improvement" you say? Since the recent recession, gallup polls show Americans to be healthier and happier. Also, there are examples of high paid workers who have been forced to reduce their work week. Most oppose such measures at first, yet when offered the chance to return to their original work week, few take the increase in pay and hours.

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What's it like in Australia/New Zealand (for you sifters who live there)? It seems like continental Europe has it down, but is England the same? It sounds like we are chumps here in the states. I want a 32 hour work week.

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