80 hour weeks: The American Dream

Tim has got a great wee piece in the Guardian about America's working poor. Take a look. There's some plonker who calls himself YanksWorld (I'm assuming it's a man because the writing has a masculine voice) who weighed in on the issue A LOT yesterday when the piece was posted. Apparently he thinks it's just marvellous for people to work 80 hour weeks and take on multiple jobs because it is that kind of work ethic that has made this country great. He doesn't seem to have twigged to the fact that many people are doing this out of necessity, and might prefer to spend evenings and weekends with friends and family instead of coworkers. Oh, yeah, and some health benefits wouldn't go amiss either.