Re:Americans Work 25% More Than Europeans, Study Finds
by AdmiralAsshat on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @10:27AM
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Leaving aside Wall-street the Tech Bubble where people work grueling hours in the hopes of becoming a millionaire, the rest of the US works grueling hours because they need to in order to eat, pay their rent, etc. Telling someone who is working 40+ hours in order to make ends meet that they need to "work less" is tantamount to telling them to become homeless and destitute.
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Re:Americans Work 25% More Than Europeans, Study Finds
by sharemywin on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @11:02AM
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The point to a more progressive tax system. If the goal is to maximize a number(GPD) then a less progressive tax system makes sense. If the goal is to maximize "total human happiness"(could use a better term here I know) you need a more progressive tax system.
Re:Americans Work 25% More Than Europeans, Study Finds
by adrianN on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @11:48AM
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I think the effects of the tax system on GDP and human happiness (defined how?) are still an open research topic.
Re:Americans Work 25% More Than Europeans, Study Finds
by st3v3r on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @07:42PM
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I don't think people would be telling them not to work; more they'd be telling their bosses not to be such cheap asses.
Re:Americans Work 25% More Than Europeans, Study Finds
by abysmallyideal on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @11:40AM
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That is not true. Some tech people go in hoping to be millionaires, but the environment is extremely cut throat, esp with competition like India with billions of people keen on dominating tech, as well as Chinese skill. Many of the tech people end up competing to stay afloat, and to eat the weakest dog in the pack just to stay in that arena.
Silicon Valley and Seattle/Redmond are probably the most cut throat areas you could work in. It gets really nasty there.