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Four-Day Work Week

January 29th, 2009 · Comments

The single most important factor in reviving our economy is job creation.

Here is an idea: what if every American works four days a week, instead of five days?

The results:

  • each of us works a little bit less, and get a 20% pay reduction.
  • better quality of life: one extra day a week, which translate to 52 extra days a years for time with family, leisure, and other enjoyable activities
  • creating additional jobs to cut unemployment rate

Would this proposal help solve our unemployment problem? I think this is better than a $500-$1000 tax rebate check …

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