SICKO and the American Lifestyle

So, I saw SICKO yesterday, and aside from the health care stuff, it really made me think about how different the American lifestyle is from other cultures.

I thought it was great that France allows its citizens 5 weeks of paid vacation, even if you work part-time... and you get paid for extra days off if you are moving, going on your honeymoon, or sick. Talk about caring about the lifestyle of your employees!
Oh, and the best is that they have a service that comes over twice a week after you have a baby to help teach you what to do and help you with laundry, cleaning or cooking... all courtesy of the government.

It makes me wonder... is the reason we feel bombarded by life and responsibilities because we truly just have too much to do - insane expectations that we put on ourselves? And more importantly, have other societies have already figured this out and started doing something about it? Apparently so. And it's sad.

So until we band together and demand such things, for now we have to steal our free time the old-fashioned GAL way... 15-minutes at a time.

I hope you all enjoy your Labor Day!
- Dr. Ty