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Harry Veeder <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussions on the writings and lectures of Noam Chomsky <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 8 May 1997 09:53:37 -0400
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Another thought...
I feel that people who promote the "work ethic", given the shortage of
jobs, are actually promoting a "competition ethic".


On Thu, 8 May 1997, Robin Brooker wrote:

> The same distinction should be made between WORK and JOBS.  There is much
> more work to be done in the 1990s than there was in the 1960s but it takes
> fewer employees to do the work - hence there are fewer jobs.
>
> Robin Brooker
>

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