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I well remember hearing multiple professors quote that the life of relatively recent historical man was “short, dangerous and brutish”. Well, I checked on the most likely candidates in the modern world, the !Kung tribesmen, deep in the Sahara desert. Their work week consisted of two-and-a-half days per week, at around 6 hours a day. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_time Hm-m-m, progress?

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Lots of woe to go around by Margaret Bassett on Sunday, Dec 16, 2007 at 10:58:18 AM
unintended consequences by Christopher Wright on Sunday, Dec 16, 2007 at 11:57:10 AM
Have you read Thurow's "Future of Capitalism" by Margaret Bassett on Sunday, Dec 16, 2007 at 1:32:18 PM
Well Said! by Christopher Wright on Monday, Dec 17, 2007 at 1:45:18 PM
Christopher by Mike Folkerth on Monday, Dec 17, 2007 at 7:25:09 AM
North country thinkin' by Christopher Wright on Monday, Dec 17, 2007 at 1:35:19 PM
Christopher by Mike Folkerth on Monday, Dec 17, 2007 at 3:59:23 PM
Well, you know.... by Christopher Wright on Monday, Dec 17, 2007 at 9:25:41 PM
Country Before Party by Brad Evans on Tuesday, Dec 18, 2007 at 12:14:40 PM