Google Founders Talk About Ending the 40-Hour Work Week - Galt's Gulch

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Google Founders Talk About Ending the 40-Hour Work Week

Posted by Maphesdus 9 years, 10 months ago to Business

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Hmmm....

SOURCE URL: http://mashable.com/2014/07/07/google-founders-interview-khosla/

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Posted by UncommonSense 9 years, 10 months ago

Yeah, sure let's all follow France's lead. Look & see how it's worked out for them.

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  Posted by Maphesdus 9 years, 10 months ago
  
  How did it work out for them?
  
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    Posted by UncommonSense 9 years, 10 months ago
    
    If the 75% tax rate on the most productive sounds fair to you, then I guess it's working out fine.
    
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      Posted by Maphesdus 9 years, 10 months ago
      
      Who qualifies as "most productive" in your opinion?
      
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        Posted by UncommonSense 9 years, 10 months ago
        
        Ok, I'll bite on this one: anybody who isn't a central banker or relying on the public pay off.
        
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Posted by richrobinson 9 years, 10 months ago

Thanks to Government I was able to give up the 40 hour work week years ago. Now I work at least 50 to 60 hours a week.

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Posted by edweaver 9 years, 10 months ago

So if they believe that now people no longer need to work 40 hours per week, I wonder what would be too little hours per week. Should they make the min wage $1000 per hr and only work 1 hr per week. That should solve the problem.[sarcasm]

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Posted by jbrenner 9 years, 10 months ago

I'll gladly give up the 40 hour work week, if government will get its jackboots off of my neck. Do any of you remember Apple Computer's 90 hours per week shirts?

http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?sto...

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Posted by jbrenner 9 years, 10 months ago

Over the weekend Obama said that our benefits, particularly vacation plans, should mirror the French, too.

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