The US has a population of 321.4 million people. The majority of the population on average works around 36 to 40 hours a week. According to the US Census Bureau in 2015, 13.5% or an estimated 43.1 million live in poverty, living under $30.000 annually. Knowing these statistics, it seem to be a shock to me when only a handful of people realize the reality that the US has adapted, perhaps ignorantly, to a work culture to which few logical thinkers perceive as overworking it citizens. I think this contributes to many of the issues in society faced today; poor parenting and family structure (which contributes to an non-healthy and in-civil social environment); inability to obtain real, interpersonal, and close friendships and relationships; a decay in possible health and healthy lifestyle choices by diet, living-condition-hygiene, and mental health (repression, depression, anxiety of not going anywhere in life as they grow ever older); and inability to be objectively intellectual, possibly objectively authentic in personality (cannot express themselves or learn to express themselves freely due to embracing hierarchic work structure to which is fallacy possibly due to top-down selection in the workforce), and the ability to be self-motivated and to create something with one’s own personal free time that could later transition into a small business. It seems interesting to me that in Germany people spend an average of 26 hours a week which I think reflects a more harmonious and balanced work culture. Famous economist John Maynard Kings states in 1930 that with innovation (use of machines) the average person would have to work only 15 hours a week. Moving on, looking into economic and political corruption to which works in correlation to the decline of a balanced and healthy work culture, is the living standards of Americans. There is no balance to leverage inflation, rent, bills, other possible expenses, and leisure spending. It is a system in imbalance and disharmony which contributes to the overall decay of a healthy crime-ridden nationalistic culture. It’s my belief that a nation should have a healthy balance of work, family, and free time. People should work to make enough money to live in the condition they are willing to pay for or afford. Reflecting on data, the poverty standards reflect a nation in great systemic problems leading to the latent effect of a society with no balance and disharmony. Personally, I believe the answer is very complex which eventually leads to the political and bank control (perhaps leading to the not really federal federal reserve). I think perhaps the best way to get a society to be financially and systematically in balance is to balance rent, living expenses, and leisure spending so that people can afford to live within the means of their income; lower the amount of hours per week so that people can spend more time with family, building a social life, and work on personal projects, higher education, and peruse entrepreneurial ideas; and overall eliminate unnecessary political or banking involvement in civil affairs to which is found to be detrimental to civil operations.
It is wise to logically question systems, for in questioning systems, innovation, repair, and reform can lead to a brighter world for our future and our child's future.
I also believe balance is important in most aspects of our lives, especially in our work and family/personal life.
