There is little to no leisure time left for most folks. There's no mandatory vacation time or even parental leave. Jobs are more demanding than ever, cost of li

There is little to no leisure time left for most folks. There's no mandatory vacation time or even parental leave. Jobs are more demanding than ever, cost of living is higher than ever, and people are working more jobs than ever. People are more isolated and less social than in generations past. People move more frequently for their jobs and spend less energy getting to know their neighbors or making friends. There are fewer social groups like the VA, rotary club, Masons, bowling leagues, bingo, etc. So you come home from your job, you're burnt out, don't have excess cash to go spend socializing, and you don't have the time either. In contrast, you go to Europe and everyone has plenty on leisure time, plenty of vacation time, and are highly social (compared to Americans). With unemployment at generational lows, I wish we'd shift to a 4-day work week or 32-35 hour work week. We also desperately need some baseline minimum for vacation time for full-time employees (3 weeks seems the bare minimum). And we should make parental leave mandatory on a Federal level--both parents should get to spend time with their child. I think it's cruel and inhumane that this isn't a human right. Corporations have gotten basically everything in their favor since the 1980s and the pendulum has swung too far in one direction--there needs to be a reversal.