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A comment on Gothenburg's six-hour work day experiment hangs in the balance. Parent comment

Re:Gothenburg's six-hour work day experiment hangs in the ba... by bobwaycott on Thursday April 21, 2016 @01:51PM (#11544020)
Well, to be clear, there is disagreement on whether the benefits outweigh the higher employment costs. Seems this is really an attempt to avoid having to deal with a broader discussion about how to make these benefits available to everyone.

I read it: handwringing over it being "unfair" that some people in a test group are happier than their peers, and an ideological opposition to entertaining the thought of extending this happiness any further.

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Re:Gothenburg's six-hour work day experiment hangs in the ba... by ptaipale on Thursday April 21, 2016 @03:35PM (#11544809)
Since there is a very real cost increase in arranging care with six hour workday instead of ~8 hours -- you need to hire more people to do the work -- this is not just about ideological opposition; it's about economics, its about efficiency of the public sector.
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