[lbo-talk] People today just don't have the work ethic they used to!

[B.]

[Not only does that (what's in my subject line) seem
to be a common theme of conservative groaning, it's
something I've encountered not infrequently among
crusty, cracker-barrel wisdom types.

Yet, not only have measures of US worker productivity
shown this to be untrue (right?), but, check this
out:--

B.]

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080608/hl_hsn/sleepanecessitynotaluxury

Sleep: A Necessity, Not a Luxury

By Dennis Thompson
HealthDay Reporter Sun Jun 8, 7:01 PM ET 

[...]

Before Thomas Edison invented the light bulb in 1880,
people slept an average of 10 hours a night. These
days, Americans average 6.9 hours of sleep on
weeknights and 7.5 hours a night on weekends,
according to the National Sleep Foundation.

[...]