Decline and fall of the US.

[Hoplyte]

Lostplanet22 said:

You don't need to raise taxes, you can also make the work weeks a few hours longer for free..

People should realise that the living standars of a few years ago will not be the standard living standars in an decennia or two especially when an big part of the world find it normal to work an minimum of 12 hours a day and a minimum of 6 days a week...

This goes back to a much earlier response, but I find the quote interesting considering Lostplanet22 has an EU flag for a profile picture. I'm not being critical of the quote, just wanted to point out that the average US worker already works more hours than most European counterparts. And I'm not making that up, I've worked with international programs and seen the studies.

As for the people working 72 hrs/wk - Most of them are stuck in a life of poverty and economic slavery all to make a dollar a day (or less). Their employers can afford to work them for those long hours because of no regulations and cheap labor.