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2. Most people are near the brink financially

Tue May 24, 2016, 04:18 PM

May 2016

Housing, medical care, college and childcare expenses are through the roof, and wages are down for about 80% of the country.

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In Sweden, an Experiment Turns Shorter Workdays Into Bigger Gains [View all] Kelvin Mace May 2016 OP

Hubby works almost twice as many hours, Ilsa May 2016 #1

Most people are near the brink financially Kelvin Mace May 2016 #2

Personally, I'd MUCH rather see a 32-hour, four-day week... Blue_Tires May 2016 #3

And productivity would skyrocket. n/t AwakeAtLast May 2016 #4