Happy Labor Day!
[Guest post by DRJ]
Hey, Americans: Take a few minutes to enjoy being the most productive people in the world:
“American workers stay longer in the office, at the factory or on the farm than their counterparts in Europe and most other rich nations, and they produce more per person over the year. They also get more done per hour than everyone but the Norwegians, according to a U.N. report released Monday, which said the U.S. “leads the world in labor productivity.”
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Only part of the U.S. productivity growth, which has outpaced that of many other developed economies, can be explained by the longer hours Americans are putting in, the ILO said. The U.S., according to the report, also beats all 27 nations in the European Union, Japan and Switzerland in the amount of wealth created per hour of work – a second key measure of productivity.”
What makes us so productive?
“America’s increased productivity “has to do with the ICT (information and communication technologies) revolution, with the way the U.S. organizes companies, with the high level of competition in the country, with the extension of trade and investment abroad,” said Jose Manuel Salazar, the ILO’s head of employment.”
So … Happy Labor Day!
Now get back to work.
Bah, humbug!
“If work is good for you then why did we get rid of the twelve-hour work-day?” — Slats Grobnik
Just kidding. Happy Labor Day, DRJ.
nk (a6ecc6) — 9/3/2007 @ 10:04 amSame to you, NK, and you could never be a Scrooge.
DRJ (bfe07e) — 9/3/2007 @ 10:41 amFor all the trolls out there that insist that America can never be good, until we adapt to the manners of our more advanced EU breathern:
Why would the USA want to change/handicap its’ economy in the manner of the “other Industrialized Nations of the World”?
We provide jobs to our citizens (and quite a few non-citizens, too) with an expanding economy of almost limitless potential. What “other Industrilized Nations of the World” can match the performance that has been accomplished since the economic reforms put in place by Ronald Reagan?
Have a nice BBQ!
Another Drew (758608) — 9/3/2007 @ 12:16 pmWhat a slap in the face! All the MSM knows that with median household incomes up, productivity high,inflation low and employment trends continuing their high levels, the U.S. economy is just languishing in the SHITTER. Obviously somebody screwed up this report big time and needs to get fired. Heresy I tell you!
daleyrocks (906622) — 9/3/2007 @ 4:24 pmDaleyrocks,
No kidding but here’s the best part: It’s a UN report. I linked a different source because the UN website loads so slow.
DRJ (bfe07e) — 9/3/2007 @ 4:31 pmDRJ – Obviously the evil Zionists have penetrated the sanctity of the U.N. We must have a few dozen more resolutions condemning them!
daleyrocks (906622) — 9/3/2007 @ 7:36 pmZionists…or Norwegians?
alphie (99bc18) — 9/3/2007 @ 8:11 pm