The argument that working longer destroys jobs and that we need technological progress in order to become more competitive and maintain employment is inherently inconsistent, because working longer is nearly the same as technological progress that makes capital and labor more productive. Either one or the other view is correct, but both cannot be true simultaneously.
“工作更长久将会损害就业”和“我们需要技术进步以使我们变得更具竞争力并保持就业率”的观点本身就是矛盾的，因为工作时间加长与能使资本和劳力都更具价值的技术进步几乎是一样的。尽管两者都有可能正确，但是它们不可能同时正确。担心加长工作时间将会对就业率造成损害是毫无道理的。这是一条费力但却是真正的通往经济增长、竞争力加强、就业率提高的道路。