Its not about working less, it's about not having your wages stolen. If people understood they were getting a pay cut each year, they likely wouldn't stand for

Its not about working less, it's about not having your wages stolen. If people understood they were getting a pay cut each year, they likely wouldn't stand for it. Instead they celebrate it as a pay rise but wonder why they can't afford nice things like a traditional family with an average-sized house and 2 kids, holidays etc, all paid for only by the husband who has an average job while the wife stays at home.