Luddism

[Michael Perelman]

Kelley, these are the same authors that Doug has previously torn to shreds.
Look at hours on the job.  Yes, it fell from 1870 till 1973.  What about the
1990 data?  Well, more and more jobs are part-time.  Is that progress?  So, if
you have 2 part time jobs both jobs will contribute toward a lowered average
time on the job.

Kelley Walker wrote:


> anyone know anything about this report, these authors?  smells fishy to me
> on first glance. If someone could ask at Pen-l and forward requests, I'd
> appreciate it.  Nothing terribly important, just having fun with another
> lefty hater... :)
>
> <forwarded>
>
> BULLSHIT
>
>                               1870   1973   1990
> Age Starting Work              13    18.5    19.1
> Life Expectancy                43.5  70.6    75.0
> Retirement                            6.6    11.4
> Years on Job                   30.5  45.5    45.5
> Annual hours on job          3,069  1,743   1,562
> Annual hours work at home    1,825  1,391   1,278
> Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, 1993 Annual Report: These are
> the Good Old Days, pp. 4, 7-8.
>
> The Average American has three times more leisure hours over their
> lifetime than his ancestors in the late 19th century did.  Just over the
> last 20 years the average American gained 40,000 added lifetime hours of
> leisure.
>
> It's getting better all the time, 100 greatest trends of the last 100
> years.  Stephen Moore and Julian L. Simon pg 106

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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929

Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu