Workaholism in America Is Hurting the Economy

Re:Workaholism in America Is Hurting the Economy by hnnewguy on Tuesday June 24, 2014 @11:23AM (#7938242)

>This is North Sea oil, right? Hard to generalize from.

Wasn't really generalizing, just stating fact.

Norway has far fewer proven oil reserves than Iran, Iraq, Venezuela, Algeria, Ecuador, Nigeria and on and on...

Oil is not a panacea. The combination of a progressive culture and resource endowment tends to win. But don't assume that the latter is most important.

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Re:Workaholism in America Is Hurting the Economy by chimeracoder on Tuesday June 24, 2014 @11:31AM (#7938279)

> The combination of a progressive culture and resource endowment

Don't forget having a relatively culturally and ethnically homogenous population (when compared to countries like the US), something that is often forgotten when holding up Scandinavian countries (esp. Norway) as a model.

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Re:Workaholism in America Is Hurting the Economy by selectodude on Tuesday June 24, 2014 @12:21PM (#7938577)

And the fact that there are fewer people in Norway than there are in New York City.

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Re:Workaholism in America Is Hurting the Economy by Dewie on Tuesday June 24, 2014 @12:47PM (#7938735)

I think that's kind of why 'per capita' is used.

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