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To: LindyBill who wrote (18166)	11/30/2003 12:27:22 PM
From: quehubo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793622

It looks like Roach is commenting today on what I was pointing out. I will do a little research on family income. My sense is that people are working more hours for at best the same compensation. I know of many salaried people who have had their work loads increased dramatically as companies downsized. So in the end they were happy to have a job even if they worked more hours for the same pay. I am not arguing that we are not more productive now, but I think the data is distorted because salaried people are working more hours than 40 even if they are doing so more efficiently. <<the American worker does not directly share the benefits. The result is a clash between the owners of capital and the providers of labor — a clash that has resulted in heightened trade frictions and growing protectionist risks. There's nothing sustainable about this plan for productivity enhancement, either.>> << It is fleeting when it is driven simply by downsizing and longer hours. With cost cutting still the credo and workers starting to reach physical limits,>>