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		02 September 2010

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The Six-Day Week

Score
84%

38 votes, Feasibility 82% Originality 89% Humour 62%

The Problem:
The six-day week: - creates more time for people and their families without changing anyone's financial situation; - helps reduce pollution; - helps boost the economy.

The Social Invention:
This is a calendar of 2006 [Ed. Formatting didn't come through..but you can imagine]. The one difference is that Thursday has been omitted.
Instead of 52 weeks/year, there are 61 weeks/year.
Instead of 4 weeks/month, there are 5 weeks/month.
Instead of 7 days/week, there are 6 days/week.

No one's financial situation changes, as instead of a 7.5 hour workday, there is an 8 hour workday.
(7-day week) 52 weeks x 37.5 hrs. = 1950 hrs./ year
(6-day week) 61 weeks x 32 hrs. = 1952 hrs./ year (a difference of 2 hrs./yr.)

This creates a 4-day workweek.
This creates 16 extra weekend days per year.
(7-day week) 365 day year = 260 workdays + 105 weekend days. (A ratio of 2.5 workdays/ day off.)
(6-day week) 365 day year = 244 workdays + 121 weekend days. (A ratio of 2 workdays/ day off.)

What is the point of this?
It reduces pollution by turning 16 days/year of rush hour traffic into weekend traffic.
It creates 16 additional weekend days/year for individuals and families.
It boosts the economy by 16 weekend days/year.

The Author - (djm)

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