Would economys crash, would the world stop turning, can we make it an election issue. I can't really see the harm in it. Who said there had to be 24hrs in the day and 7 days in the week.
2006-07-11 05:27:55 · 21 answers · asked by ohwiseone 3 in Social Science ➔ Economics
If we just add 1 day to have 8 days per week and rest on that day, then instead of working 5/7 of the time, we'd be working less, 5/8 of the time.
If we can assume that how much work gets done depends on how much time we spend at work, then this implies a decrease in work done, a decrease in output, a decrease in GDP... ...
2006-07-11 18:39:08 · answer #1 · answered by ekonomix 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, the 24 hours in a day are pretty much regulated by the cycle of the sun. Personally, I like the idea of the 4-day work week.
If we instituted the 8-day week, people who get paid weekly would have to make their money stretch an extra day, although people who get paid twice a month wouldn't notice a change.
Pregnancies would no longer last 40 weeks, they would change to 35 weeks. A woman's 28-day cycle would still remain the same.
There would be mass hysteria among those whose worlds cannot exist in the midst of radical change.
I say we go for it!
2006-07-11 12:35:55 · answer #2 · answered by mynx326 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nature says 24 hours in a day, when it takes that long for the earth to rotate. The 7 days in a week, is not by nature though. But the months would still need to be, because the word 'Month' comes from 'Moonth' which is how long it takes for the moon to revolve around the Earth. Economically, less work means less produced, which affects the gross domestic product. I would say it would be nice to have that extra day, but our economy as a whole, would have less luxuries than it does now.
2006-07-12 21:02:42 · answer #3 · answered by Nep 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hello oh wise one. I understand your question may not be 100% serious, but I'll answer it anyway :) Actually we base our calender system off of astronomy; the rotation of the earth, the revolving of the earth around the sun, the movements of the stars. These determine our days, months, seasons, and years. So to add an extra day would throw the whole system out of wack, and we wouldn't have anything firm to base our system of time off of.
However, if as a government, we would decide to split our work weeks up differently and work 5 days and then have three off, that would be great for us workers. However, every process and system of every business would have to be reformatted, which would be an enormous worldwide problem for years to come.
2006-07-11 13:55:12 · answer #4 · answered by monkeyspots 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To the idiot above me ... WE ARE IN EUROPE , THIS IS THE UK SITE.
At work we must waste more than a day per week because of poor management and trying to find the right tools/equipment to do the job, others waste time gossiping or have long lunch times.
Im sure we could cope, and where we couldn't it would create a few more jobs.
We only have one life ... lets have more free time, i wont be working till im 68, no way.
2006-07-11 12:36:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would mess up the years. the weeks and months were roughly bassed on the moons cycle + of course the bible which says we should work 6 days and have the 7th to remember God. I think most economies now could work on such a week even with the 7 day vertion ? of course there are some economies where no one gets a day of now
2006-07-11 12:32:45 · answer #6 · answered by Sam's 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just imagine going back to work on Monday morning after those three days off!
The Dogon tribe in Africa have a 5 day week by the way. So don't see why we cant have an 8 day one.
2006-07-11 19:20:35 · answer #7 · answered by Simon K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would have an effect on the economy yeah, in some way. I doubt the world would stop turnng, but it would become out of sync. Day and night would come at different times and slowly change.
Don't know why answered this, unless you're Stephen Hawking.
2006-07-11 12:32:17 · answer #8 · answered by Falcone 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We shouldn't add another day to the week. we should take a day from the working days and add it to the weekend, it'll be great. Beeing realistic it will probably turn the whole world upside down, this thing is at the base of our society....
2006-07-11 12:32:56 · answer #9 · answered by Andrei B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest you go and work in Western Europe.
In Western Europe, they have real time off (2 holidays per month) ... real lunches (2 hours) ... real vacations (1 month long). It's not the "Sell your soul" to your corporation as in the USA.
They really do accomplish a lot of productivity in Western Europe, but they recognize that living is part of life; unlike the USA.
2006-07-11 12:58:06 · answer #10 · answered by Giggly Giraffe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋