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“Were You Born on the Wrong Continent?”: Americas misguided culture of overwork – Nonfiction – Salon.com

By Shirty | Published: August 26, 2010

http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2010/08/25/german_usa_working_life_ext2010/index.html Interesting article that basically sums up “work smarter, not harder” in an international economic sense. It also made me realise that Americans – who can’t stand the thought of paying taxes – happily shell out from their own pockets for expensive health insurance, expensive university tuition and (presumably expensive) child care. So much of […]

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