<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Can someone explain how going to 4 10-hour work days is going to help<br>
eliminate or even reduce by any margin whatsoever either the state budget or<br>
energy cost / consumption ???<br>
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"Gregoire said the plan could help save money by cutting electric<br>
consumption and janitorial costs at the offices, and could have side<br>
benefits for the environment and traffic congestion by keeping some<br>
commuters off the roads"</blockquote><div><br>Washington will not be the first state to try this. Utah has already put into place<br>a similar plan. Electricity consumption will be decreased because computers<br>can be shut down in office, air conditioning turned off, and janitorial services<br>
for the 5th work day can be eliminated. Those who commute to work will save<br>on not having to pay for motor vehicle fuel or public transportation for the<br>5th work day. This all seems very understandable.<br><br>That all of this might not make a serious difference in the state budget<br>
as a significant percentage of the total is yet another matter to be <br>considered.<br><br>--Loren Singh<br> <br></div></div><br></div>