Why do Americans work so much?
Why do Americans work so much? The explanation is quite simple: American workers have much shorter vacations and many fewer public holidays than other workers. Over the last forty years, people in other wealthy countries have made the political choice to accept slightly lower annual incomes in exchange for less time working. Americans have not.
The explanation is quite simple: American workers have much shorter vacations and many fewer public holidays than other workers. Over the last forty years, people in other wealthy countries have made the political choice to accept slightly lower annual incomes in exchange for less time working. Americans have not.