Comments on: U.S. Workers World's Most Productive

United Nations Report Says Longer Hours Worked, More Achieved Per Hour

[rmsdm4]

To justaguy11, we are a republic not a democracy. There is a difference.

[michellem99-2009]

I mean HA HA. There was a day when Amreica had pride not now. We don''t know how to build,make,run anything..We can''t educate. We are a dumb nation.

[jsutaguy]

US productivity is simply the measure of how much the average US worker is getting screwed by CEOs and the politicians that run our "democracy".
Highly skilled jobs, knowledge, and competitive advantage across all segments of the US economy are being given to undertrained third world workers by the thousands every month, completely at the expense of US families and workers. US CEOs and corporate executives continue to increase the amount they pay themselves, so they can buy their 5th or 6th mansion on the beach, while their employees continue to have their health benefits, pension benefits, wages, and job security destroyed to pay for that.
The lobbyists paid by this small group of ultra rich US CEOs and corp executives in turn buy out the politicians we supposedly elected to serve the interests of "the people". "The People" are not being served, but the execs in the corporations certainly are. America is no longer America, it is completely for sale to enrich a few already-rich morally bankrupt human beings who are robbing us all blind.

[rmsdm4]

What would be interesting is to know the productivity of union versus non union workers. I would be willing to be non union is MUCH higher.

[standlee5]

It would be easy to BUY health insurance if we''d quit importing cheap labor. we could demand higher wages.

[omega39-2009]

If we are so productive, why are we hemorrhaging jobs to every third world economy in the world? Why are we importing foreigners by the thousands to replace the American worker? We work longer hours with fewer benefits than most of the industrialized world, this is how our corporate backed politicians reward us.

[fairandbal]

WE ARE NOT GREEDY. THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY IS NOT MAKING MUCH AT ALL. Hospitals have gone out of business because of ******* like you.
Posted by indivthinker at 08:43 AM : Sep 03, 2007

What?? Read the facts buddy. For example, the highest paid CEO in Minnesota is from United Health. He earns $127 Million/year, and second place is not even close. So don''t tell me about the health care industry not making much. They''re robbing us blind.

[my2centss]

Just think, lazy Americans are the most productive. So if we are lazy, what are the rest of the world called?

[emma915]

Seems to me that this article might be the script for a Saturday Night Live skit. . . . I''m still waiting for the punch line. . . .

[zootallures2]

I think you added in their demolition crews, prison labor, ''guest workers'', and military... didn''t you!