1999 was more than 10 years ago, and during the Internet boom, when the US economy was doing rather well and the country even had a budget surplus. I think you

1999 was more than 10 years ago, and during the Internet boom, when the US economy was doing rather well and the country even had a budget surplus. I think you'll find Americans today are working much longer hours. That is if they're lucky enough to have a job at all.