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July 17, 2013

The Overworked and the Idle

The overworked are powerless to change the system they serve. The overworked often have big mortgages to pay, kids in college, huge medical bills and a high-cost lifestyle that is a legacy of better times, a lifestyle they try to maintain even as their net income after taxes and healthcare insurance declines year after year.

The involuntarily idle are equally powerless, of course, but they tend to think the status quo is rewarding the overworked. The overworked, meanwhile, look with envy on the involuntarily idle who manage to live pretty well on government programs and transfers.

The stress levels of the overworked are high due to impossible workloads, while the involuntarily idle suffer from financial stress and depression. This is one systemic reason why the nation's mental and physical health continues to deteriorate. | charles hugh smith

Posted by gerardvanderleun at July 17, 2013 7:16 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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The article makes good points. I only object to the use of "involuntary" idle. I think they are voluntarily idle, and it is their work to vote for those who help keep them comfortably idle.

Posted by: elr at July 17, 2013 6:40 PM

The article makes good points. I only object to the use of "involuntary" idle. I think they are voluntarily idle, and it is their work to vote for those who help keep them comfortably idle.

Posted by: elr at July 17, 2013 8:25 PM

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