--- In [email protected], Bhairitu <noozguru@...> wrote:
> > India? That's where I learned that it was difficult for companies to > find people who wanted to work anymore than 2 hours a day. It's the > scale of the economy. It appears the same thing exists in the Middle > East (another thing that pisses off the western establishment). What > if working only 10 hours a week paid all your living expenses and > more? Once again things were a lot more in balance in the 1970s and > they are way out of whack today. > India and the middle east are definitely examples of a life that Americans will ever want to gravitate towards. I've been to the middle east, and there are entire villages full of children with lip fungus because they have no soap to wash their hands with, and no toilet paper. If someone is seriously hurt or their house is on fire....sucks to be them, no fire dept, no police, no paramedics. Education? Not doing to good there either (perhaps some developed areas in India or okay, if you're from a wealthier family). They are, however, capable of surviving for a lifetime (for the most part). I think it's all just a matter of how much convenience you want. Americans want a hell of a lot, so in turn, we have to work a lot. However, few people realize the only reason we became the economic power we are is due to all the slavery prior to the industrial revolution. Take that away, and we'd probably be living just like a 2nd or 3rd world country. seekliberation
