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FIicker7 t1_j0q4b2b wrote

When the 40 hour work week was passed into law, the average factory worker worked between 60 and 70 hours a week.

A house hold had one income earner. Today we have 2 income earners per household. That's 80 hours of work per household.

Add to that the fact that AI will make 10s of millions of jobs obsolete.

https://www.businessinsider.com/obama-warns-congress-about-robot-job-takeover-2016-3

Education and a 30-24 hour work week are necessary.

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Andy_Who t1_j0qyg3l wrote

A work hour reduction rollout that eventually ends up under 20, or even 10 hours per week as a full time job. I think the majority of companies could get by with 20 hour weeks being law right now. Investors would hate it, but people would love it and also end up spending more on various things because they now have the time to do whatever it is.

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FIicker7 t1_j0qysaj wrote

Plus, couples need two to things to start a family and raise children. Time and money. Reducing labor availability will increase wages and give households more time to raise kids.

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OlyScott t1_j0t5zzb wrote

If 20 or 10 hours was a full time job, I could work two or three! Lots of income!

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Andy_Who t1_j0uzqms wrote

I would just work that single job as long as it paid all my bills and entertainment expenses and have a lot more time for my hobbies.

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