I was surprised that the author did not include the Puritan American work ethic as a possible explanation. That is, the idea that work = virtue. http://en.wiki

I was surprised that the author did not include the Puritan American work ethic as a possible explanation. That is, the idea that work = virtue. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant_work_ethic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant_work_ethic