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Slow Down, Your Moving Too Fast • European’s increase in income in less work while Americans use it for more consumption • there is a negative relationship between hours worked and life satisfaction • 17% of Americans say they loose sleep over work • Families are more fractured, and a generation of single parents has exploded • planes, ships, cars and trucks all often travel at speeds far above maximum fuel efficiency • the average American driver admits he takes dangerous risks behind the wheel to save precious time • about a third of all car crashes involve speeding • Driving at 55 instead of 65 cuts CO2 emissions of by about 20% • Americans work more because wages are less compressed in the US than Europe • the incentives to work harder and be promoted are stronger • 1 in 6 Americans feel they can’t go on vacation because of work • Planes could reduce emissions by slowing down 10 percent Weeks Worked Per Year • US 46.16 • France 40.54 • Germany 40.57 • Italy 40.99 Usual Weekly Hours per Worker <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">• US 39.39 <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">• France 36.21 <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">• Germany 36.48 <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">• Italy 37.42 Why is this a Sustainability Problem? <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">• People work in order to consume <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">• Being busy keeps people from knowing what’s going on in the world <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">• Kids are shielded from the problems that their generation will face <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">• Energy is severely wasted when traveling at such inefficient speeds <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">• Time and money is spent to fix health problems <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">• People don’t have time to get involved and work for changes the world needs <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">• **People don’t know how make a difference**

Stakeholders <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">• People, mostly Americans <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">• Gasoline Companies <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">• Children <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">• Families <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">• Communities <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">• Job Market/Employers <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">• Unions References <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">• Alesina, Alberto, Edward Glaeser, and Bruce Sacerdote. "Why Do Americans Work so Hard? Work and Leisure in the USA." //Harvard University//. Print. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">• "Americans Are Working Too Hard." //USA Today//. Sept. 2001. Web. <web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdf?vid=4&hid=12&sid=64e00fd6-49f7-4797-91e5-b45ff20b951a@sessionmgr12>. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">• Carey, John. "We Could Be Moving Too Fast." //Washington Times// 8 Aug. 2003. Print. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">• Presscott, Edward. "Why Do Americans Work So Much More Than Europeans?" Web. 19 Mar. 2010. <web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=3&hid=12&sid=64e00fd6-49f7-4797-91e5-b45ff20b951a@sessionmgr12&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=13791521>. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">• ROSENTHAL, ELISABETH. "Slow Trip Across Sea Aids Profit and Environment." //New York Times// [New York] 16 Feb. 2010. Print. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">• //SLOW DOWN; WE MOVE TOO FAST.// Christian Science Monitor, 08827729, 3/28/2005, Vol. 97, Issue 85