" if those 12 mill workers didn't take 5 "sickies" every year (of if 6 mill fit, younger and healthier ones didn't take 10 "sickies" every year) there would be a productivity gain of $12,000,000,000 every year shared by public and private sector employers "
Then where would they get the the cricket crowds from ?
But seriously , when you put it that way , we are clearly screwing ourselves over . If only politicians would discuss issues like that .
The only trouble with your theory is that all that money wouldn't end up where it should .
