>Our economic system is like the Red Queen in *Alice in Wonderland* : it has to race ever faster just to stay put. Globalization generates a constant competitive struggle that increasingly presents itself as a *race to the bottom* . Or one without a bottom. Look at Greece, where the government paved the way for thirteen-hour workdays last week. Our governments are not holding back and are making night work, weekend work, and overtime more attractive. For employers.
>The growth obsession that underlies this crazy dynamic cannot be questioned. It’s not political correctness, but economic correctness that’s ruining us. The same people who constantly harp on about the need for innovation can’t even imagine a different system. They even vilify those who can: “Naive! Harmful!”
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>Our economic system is like the Red Queen in *Alice in Wonderland* : it has to race ever faster just to stay put. Globalization generates a constant competitive struggle that increasingly presents itself as a *race to the bottom* . Or one without a bottom. Look at Greece, where the government paved the way for thirteen-hour workdays last week. Our governments are not holding back and are making night work, weekend work, and overtime more attractive. For employers.
>The growth obsession that underlies this crazy dynamic cannot be questioned. It’s not political correctness, but economic correctness that’s ruining us. The same people who constantly harp on about the need for innovation can’t even imagine a different system. They even vilify those who can: “Naive! Harmful!”