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Why don’t we work fewer hours?
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 0:20
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Posner hilariously skewers Skidelsky:
They have collaborated on a book arguing that people in wealthy countries like Britain and the United States work too hard and by doing so miss out on the “good life” — an ethical concept of a life as “worthy of desire, not just one that is widely desired.”
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If you ask someone to work half as long for half the pay, you should have …answers to his question: What shall I do with my new leisure?
It’s definitely worth reading the whole thing. A small quibble: I agree with the general thrust of Posner’s argument, but do we really work because we can’t think of anything to do with our leisure time?!
2012-08-21 00:12:22
Source: http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2012/08/21/why-dont-we-work-fewer-hours/
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