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Give thanks this year — for work

By Michael Barone
Published November 25, 2015 9:45pm ET
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Give thanks this year — for work
You can measure earned success by the money you earn or the usefulness of your work, and also by the work you do raising a family or joining with others in the multitude of voluntary associations which Alexis de Tocqueville identified 180 years ago as the major strength of America. (AP file photo/Paul Sancya) | Paul Sancya

Here’s something you should be thankful for this Thanksgiving: work.

Sure, that sounds counterintuitive. Thanksgiving Thursday is the first day of a (for most of us) four-day weekend, a time devoted to gorging on comfort food and nonstop viewing of college and professional football games.

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