That is a very indigenous solution. REH
----- Original Message ----- From: "Christoph Reuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 11:14 AM Subject: [Futurework] the 5 hour week (was Re: The consumer economy terrifies me.) > Arthur Cordell wrote: > > Agree!! Except there is no venue it seems except for FW that acknowledges > > it a fit topic for discussion. Seems to violate the party line of growth > > and more growth. > > > > Sort of like discussing market reforms in the USSR circa 1990. Goes against > > the party line. > > A German programmer wrote a book called "5 hours are enough" where he > calculates that the 5 hour work week (5, not 35) would be sufficient > if the money system would be abolished and society would drop the > consumerism/growth mania, producing only the _necessary_ goods & services > in efficient ways (e.g. making high-quality long-lasting products, > instead of short-lasting use-and-dump junk just to maximize profits). > Ironically, the author works at a bank (which he writes will become > obsolete under his system). Since the bank found out about the book > (which he published on his website, http://www.5-stunden-woche.de ), > his employer tries to mob him out of the company (direct firing is > impossible due to labor laws). > > Chris > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > SpamWall: Mail to this addy is deleted unread unless it contains the keyword > "igve". > > > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
