Stunningly good point: "If we worked less, there would be more jobs, and that would get people off benefits and reduce unemployment."
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Replying to @BinaryTweedDeej
@BinaryTweedDeej But we'd each earn less. And cost to company would probably be higher than one person doing the equivalent.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @GarethFouche
@GarethNN Yep, overheads would definitely be higher. But society-wide? More taxpayers, more even distribution of wealth in mid/work classes.
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Replying to @BinaryTweedDeej
@BinaryTweedDeej Not really. You'd basically just destroy wealth by increasing overheads while dropping production.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @GarethFouche
@GarethNN
@binarytweeddeej I disagree. People make 1.5x for overtime. Why not can it at 40 hours, jar someone else go in after that?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @DaveVoyles
@DaveVoyles@binarytweeddeej You could do that, you just wouldn't get the same output, like I said.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @GarethFouche
@GarethNN
@binarytweeddeej you'd probably get more, right? I mean people offer diminishing returns after so long3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @DaveVoyles
@DaveVoyles@binarytweeddeej I recommend reading the Mythical Man Month. Insight into this topic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mythical_Man-Month …3 replies 0 retweets 1 like
@GarethNN @binarytweeddeej thanks! I with my managers would understand this too
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