Former Florida governor and 2016 Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush caused a stir this week when he said that in order to grow the economy, Americans need to “work longer hours.”

“My aspiration for the country, and I believe we can achieve it, is 4 percent growth as far as the eye can see. Which means we have to be a lot more productive, workforce participation has to rise from its all-time modern lows. It means that people need to work longer hours and, through their productivity, gain more income for their families,” he said Wednesday in an interview with the editorial board of New Hampshire’s Union Leader. “That’s the only way we’re going to get out of this rut that we’re in.”