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7. US workers are second only to Norweigians in productivity.

Mon Jul 13, 2015, 04:03 PM

Jul 2015

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Intriguing question. You make a few really good points. onecaliberal Jul 2015 #1

And the cost of student loans has gone up, while government applegrove Jul 2015 #3

If that's true, though, Igel Jul 2015 #4

They are Self Deluded about their own importance and self-worth. One_Life_To_Give Jul 2015 #6

US workers are second only to Norweigians in productivity. lumberjack_jeff Jul 2015 #7

Is that because china is still partly a very undeveloped rural economy. applegrove Jul 2015 #8

Somewhat, though "more productive" means "fewer jobs" Recursion Jul 2015 #17

Oh thank you! Bettie Jul 2015 #10

The issue is greed, of course. lumberjack_jeff Jul 2015 #11

Which is why, if they can stomp people down a little more Bettie Jul 2015 #13

You just decoded THE neoliberal dog whistle meow2u3 Jul 2015 #18

I tend to think tenure hatred is more driven by straight up pettiness. TheKentuckian Jul 2015 #12

Yes, but the thing is -resonance- the message needn't be the same HereSince1628 Jul 2015 #14

Huh? The US is the #3 country by worker productivity Recursion Jul 2015 #15

I just assumed. Will take that out. applegrove Jul 2015 #16