Posted on 07/19/2014 6:42:07 AM PDT by Citizen Zed
“With three work days a week, we would have more time to relax; for quality of life,” Slim said. “Having four days [off] would be very important to generate new entertainment activities and other ways of being occupied.”
But there’s a catch: in exchange for working fewer days a week, we should work for more of our lives. Instead of retiring at 50 or 60, workers should work until the age of 70 or 75, the 74-year-old Slim said.
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Idle hands are the Devil’s playground.
No, he put his wife to work, while he drew government checks for not working.
Does he think his household staff should work only three days a week?
Must add, his momma also supported him for thirty years till we stopped it after she became senile and died.
Funny story. We canceled her credit cards when she came into our care. At that same moment HE was trying to draw money out of an ATM machine 1000 miles away and it rejected the card. HE was not happy!
hahaha
your wife’s brother, yes?
“3 days a week means you would have to find another job at 3 days a week, leaving you with one day a week to take it easy and have fun?”
I like your math...you’re right. People would be lost for the other 4 days without something to do.
Gov’t employees. They regularly retire in their 50s.
Wife’s brother. Yes. Thankfully he is 1000 miles from here.
He sounds pretty worthless
With the Obama recession, taxes, and inflation, I don’t gave a choice. I’ll have to work until I’m 70 , or until my health gives out.
When people decrease the amount of time worked, there is a decrease in the supply of labor, which leads to decreased production, which leads to decrease supply, and higher prices, which leads to lower average real wage rates, which means lower standard of living for the average worker.
The government cancer has metastasized. It must be removed soon, or the host will die.
Carlos Slim made his fortune thru bribing politicians.
HEY! I spend at least 20 minutes on actual work each day. Others I know goof off....
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