He is the problem with the thesis: AMERICANS work harder than all the other pieces of shit all over the world- period.
Story closed, thesis debunked.
I totally agree with those comments about hard-working Americans. When I'm in an airport and see all the business being conducted on the fly by cell phone and laptops all around me, I am struck by the tremendous productivity of American workers. I always say special prayers for these people, because they are really the backbone of the country, making everything else we enjoy possible. Too bad the lousy, wasteful government cuts itself in on such a large chunk of these producers' paychecks. Were it not for this, there would be no headlines like this article.