It's the business of the government because for most people otherwise it's a race to the bottom. If you are in a position where you could negotiate a 32h work week for most of your life you're in a privileged position. From your bio you hold 55 patents and have written 20 books, do you think that's the position most workers are in? Most people in the US have practically no vacation compared to the rest of the developed world because there's no mandatory baseline.
Thanks for your reply and other people’s replies. I have rethought my position, and have changed my mind. Having a mandated 32 or 36 hour a week work-week has some advantages, including something not mentioned here in the replies: it is healthy having work to do and with more AI and automation, it makes sense to share available work. Most of my family and friends think that I am very wrong about this: I expect a good future for most people. I think technology will fix climate change, and I believe that AI and automation will give most people the opportunity to do human stuff: cooking, sports, fellowship, etc. In my little world view, politics and greed-driven inequality are the big problems to solve.
