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In reply to the discussion: Why do we work harder than Germans? [View all]Politicub
(12,165 posts)74. Many reasons, but I believe it's because of our lack of universal health care
I'm terrified of losing my health insurance, so I tend to do whatever is expected of me at work. There's no recourse but to quit or get canned.
But it doesn't matter, since American workers are screwed if they have a gap in coverage or pre-existing condition when trying to get private insurance.
The provisions of the affordable care act that come around in 2014 can't get here quickly enough IMHO. At least it will give some of us a chance to try something new without worrying about losing everything should there be an illness in the family.
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All of the above? OR a nefarious capitalistic system that is a slave driver? I think the latter
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#11
The American Dream was a nice piece of propaganda. It sounds great on paper and in movies.
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#15
People need to make that clear to others, so finally the myth of the American Dream will die. Part
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#29
And that's a huge part of the message of OCCUPY. Thank goodness for OCCUPY and ANONYMOUS nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#43
I'm sure that can happen. After all, they expect you to not waste 1 second. nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#9
Exactly. And the fact that American corporations took jobs out of here and took them elsewhere
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#18
EXACTLY! The employer here is a king. The workers are the serfs. You know what's funny?
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#17
LOL! Serves him right. I didn't know that, by the way. Now I think I want to read his bio.
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#28
What the relevant and precise amount of work-hours going into our NATO commitments
LanternWaste
Dec 2011
#34
You made the assertion that Americans work harder to fulfill our commitment to NATO
LanternWaste
Dec 2011
#38
YES! That 'look busy' mentality is sick, and typically only found in third world nations. nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#22
Because Germans were witness to a dictatorial regime that took them into an unnecessary
Lint Head
Dec 2011
#31
This is the best description of the American worker's life I have ever seen.
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#39
I'm not a good one to ask about immigration. I think Mexicans clearly are not occupying...
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#42
Which brings up a question: how are Americans raised to be this way? Is it the very concept of the
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#48
America has made "working hard" into a moral issue and an indication of "worthiness".
Tierra_y_Libertad
Dec 2011
#49
Well, when I lived abroad years ago, I went as a school teacher. I had taught here...
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#57
The huge difference is made up of the welfare safety net and health care, I think
KitSileya
Dec 2011
#58
Thank you so much for posting this. I think sometimes we Americans are ignorant of how others live
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#63
Definitely. Problem is, other former Protestant ethic countries got healed....
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#73
Many reasons, but I believe it's because of our lack of universal health care
Politicub
Dec 2011
#74