<i>Your insular social circle is abnormal.</i><p>You say this based on what? Do you have links to studies or reports on jobs, travel, time on the road?<p>This is something that really irks me about online discussions; we're not having a formal debate here, not passing policies, we're having an informal conversation about jobs.<p>I gave an <i>opinion</i> and stated it as such...yet my <i>opinion</i> isn't valid because I don't have research data to back it up?<p>A simple google search shows that my opinion <i>is</i> valid...Americans are working more hours per capita than they ever have before and this is a trend that is alarming (or at least interesting) to some people (like me).<p>Here is one such article: <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB108924985484258191,00.html" rel="nofollow">http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB108924985484258191,00.htm...</a>