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Re:The U.S. Will Surpass China as the No. 1 Country for Manu... by ageofwant on Thursday December 29, 2016 @10:04AM (#13277595)
A rising tide lifts all boats. Even poor people in 1960 have objectively much better living standards than rich people 100 years before, yet we work longer hours and have less security. What happens to you today if you loose your job tomorrow, and cannot find employment within 6 months ?
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Re:The U.S. Will Surpass China as the No. 1 Country for Manu... by bandrami on Thursday December 29, 2016 @10:11AM (#13277646)
Huh? Working hours in 1960 were significantly less than in 1860. And working hours in 2016 were significantly less than 1916. Other than ramping up for war production I think hours worked has been monotonically decreasing.
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Re:The U.S. Will Surpass China as the No. 1 Country for Manu... by twblalock on Friday December 30, 2016 @06:32AM (#13283859)
> What happens to you today if you loose your job tomorrow, and cannot find employment within 6 months ?

You'd be less screwed than you would have been 100 years ago in that situation, for sure.

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