tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630897297090769827.post4244666505925648562..comments2015-12-17T07:35:42.557-05:00Comments on Uniter: The promised contentmentRaymond Peringerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04657544911928855061noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630897297090769827.post-41780375181934216122008-11-13T13:26:00.000-05:002008-11-13T13:26:00.000-05:00Someone didn't connect the dots when they made tha...Someone didn't connect the dots when they made that prediction. The profit from the extra time, I believe, goes to the employer, and is eventually passed on to the consumer through free market competition.<BR/><BR/>If someone suddenly has less to do at work because of some time-saving device, a responsible boss will find something more for them to do for the same pay. Did secretaries have a lightened load after they were given computers at their desks? No, of course not. They were simply asked to get more done in the saved time for the same wage, or stopped hiring new secretaries. It's a good business decision, like replacing labour with machines in factories -- exactly what one should expect.<BR/><BR/>The four-hour workday was a silly prediction. Of course any business person would prefer to have two employees working full-time, rather than four working half-time, but getting paid for full-time. People will ALWAYS work about a 35-hour week, at best.Old_Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06734677892751155154noreply@blogger.com