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发帖数: 234 | 1 (CNN)Flat wages, shrinking bank accounts, declining living standards -- we'
ve been thinking these were mystifyingly complex problems that resisted
clear solutions. Turns out there's a simple way to make more money all along
The answer? Just work more hours. In other words: "Jebify" your life.
That's right. In an interview with the New Hampshire newspaper The Union
Leader, Bush said, "People need to work longer hours" to achieve 4% growth
in our nation's economy.
Hillary Clinton responded by pointing out the difference between
productivity gains for the country and actual hourly compensation for
Americans. "Anyone who believes Americans aren't working hard enough hasn't
met enough American workers," she tweeted.
Bush then backpedaled and said he was referring to the 6.5 million people
who wanted full-time work but couldn't find it. The only problem with that
number -- 6.5 million -- is that it constitutes less than 5% of America's
total workforce of 148.7 million.
But never mind that -- it's too much math, and Americans are not into math.
The simple answer was right there, hiding in plain sight, the whole time. If
you don't have enough money, don't fret. Go right up to your employer and
ask for more hours. It's as simple as that. Never mind that Americans
already work more hours than their counterparts in most other advanced
countries. And whatever you do, don't look at those annoying statistics that
say most Americans who work full time actually work 47 hours a week instead
of 40 hours.
And, come to think of it, why stop with your job? There are so many other
problems in life that can be solved by Jebifying. Did you buy your home
before the housing market tanked, and now you're underwater on your mortgage
? No problem. Jebify your house. Just as you spend more time at work to earn
a bigger paycheck, you can spend more time on home improvement to increase
the value of your home.
Can't afford the contractors necessary to renovate your home? Again, just
Jebify, which means squeeze more hours out of your day to learn new skills.
On YouTube, there are endless hours of how-to videos on carpentry, masonry,
plumbing and electrical work. As soon as you get home from your Jebified job
, you can spend several more hours renovating your home. You'll thank Jeb
Bush for it.
Oh, and those pesky materials you need for home renovation? If you're lucky
enough to have trees in your backyard, YouTube has videos on removing trees
and turning them into building materials. And if that doesn't work, you can
always use the extra money from your Jebified job to buy materials for your
Jebified home.
The opportunities are endless. College graduates make about twice as much
over a lifetime as those with only a high school diploma. You can take some
of the money from your Jebified job and Jebified home and earn a college
degree in the evenings if you haven't got one.
You can work at your job from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. -- 12 full Jebified hours
(to ward off laziness). Then take night classes from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.,
and spend the rest of your evenings and weekends Jebifying the value of
your home. When neighbors complain of hammering at 11 p.m., just tell them
you're Jebifying. They'll understand.
Sure, there are some tradeoffs if you want to Jebify your life. According to
a 2012 study, spending more than eight hours a day at work can lead to
stress, high-blood pressure and dietary problems, which in turn lead to a
domino effect of additional health problems. Working 11-hour days also
doubles your rate of depression. But it's a small price to pay for the
benefits of squeezing more work into your day, right?
The naysayers may claim that corporations could use some of their
unprecedented fortunes to give middle-class workers a boost. As one Reuters
correspondent put it, companies "still managed to boost profits beyond
anything ever seen before because they've got away with employing as few
workers as possible at as low a rate as possible."
But acknowledging that companies have a responsibility to pay workers better
would require a total rethink of Jebifying your life. It would require an
admission that obscene CEO compensation coupled with flat wages for workers
kills morale. It would require a belief that America is stronger when living
standards are going up for everyone -- not just billionaires.
This approach would promote dignity and self-respect, create healthier and
happier communities, and instill hope for future generations. As Clinton
said last month, "Democracy can't be just for billionaires and corporations.
" Accordingly, she "will give new incentives to companies that give their
employees a fair share of the profits their hard work earns." That sounds
like a much better deal but perhaps politically impossible in our polarized
climate.
Hillarifying the whole system would require working together. Jebifying your
life simply requires working your fingers to the bone. It seems that
Americans are particularly good at the latter. And best of all: On your
deathbed, you can brag about how much time you spent at work. | z*******3
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: (CNN)Flat wages, shrinking bank accounts, declining living standards -- we'
: ve been thinking these were mystifyingly complex problems that resisted
: clear solutions. Turns out there's a simple way to make more money all along
: The answer? Just work more hours. In other words: "Jebify" your life.
: That's right. In an interview with the New Hampshire newspaper The Union
: Leader, Bush said, "People need to work longer hours" to achieve 4% growth
: in our nation's economy.
: Hillary Clinton responded by pointing out the difference between
: productivity gains for the country and actual hourly compensation for
: Americans. "Anyone who believes Americans aren't working hard enough hasn't
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