Comment by gtsop

Seems, but isn't. The original argument I criticized says:

People dont work less because they will make so much more money that they just don't want to leave it on the table.

I said: it is more realistic to say that people don't work less because even if they worked for 15 hours they would still not make a living wage.

The difference: The first argument says people work more because they are greedy. My argurment says people work more because they can't survive if they work less.

> no country is even remotely close to 15hours per day.

People don't only work for what their legal framework says. Apart from working un-registered overtime that can go up to 9-10-12 hours, many people also work second jobs, participate in gig-work and such. Easily adding up to 12-14 hours a day, and factor in 6days out of 7days per week instead of your regular 5.

Yes, 15 hours may be an exaggeration, but not by a lot. And definitely closer to the reality of things than what Kayne said.