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The 40-hour workweek was standardized by socialists in the early 1900s. 8 hours for work, 8 hours for sleep, and 8 hours for whatever else you wanted to do during the day. Obviously, that's been exploited. I work 68 hours a week and still can't afford health insurance, and my job doesn't offer it.
Let's not forget that before one wage was enough for a family of four a car and a house.
Today a single wage gets you a room in a shared apartment.
Though it's not as idyllic as you think, people were worked to the bone still, it just wasn't spread out, basically every man was like a Black Company Worker
That's just stupid people electing someone who speaks good. I studied in the "best" school, was not the one with highest grades, still was smarter than 90% of those A graders to not believe in bullshit politicians or system. It is wherever you go they are everywhere and you are stuck in this broken world and broken system. Such a shame because humanity achieved many incredible things