As I get older, my inner communist really starts to envy the European schedule (eg: France's 35h week and 6-8wks holidays). I spent the entirety of my career w

As I get older, my inner communist really starts to envy the European schedule (eg: France's 35h week and 6-8wks holidays). I spent the entirety of my career working in the US and Canada, and to me it seems that no more than 80% of our collective effort goes into creating and maintaining the wonderful advanced society that we enjoy. Instead of stopping at 80% so that we can enjoy our lives, we work the extra 20%, mostly so that the rich can get a bit richer.