Louis Brandeis had similar beliefs. Leisure was important for workers and his battles against the monopolies of the day were often focused on this belief. Though his focus was on self-growth and learning in the leisure time provided.

Your understanding of this subject disagrees with history. Henry Ford did not create a 5-day work week. Unions had already been fighting for an 8-hour workday for 60 years in the US alone. Ford adopted this and a 6-day week to attract workers. One could almost be forgiven for concluding that Ford was won over by 60 years of arguments and political activity by unions that preceded him, and gave their ideas a try.

> For instance, Ford’s " ‘sociological department’ had to inspect a worker’s home to make sure they ‘deserved’ the $5 first," said Ileen A. DeVault, a professor of labor relations, law and history at Cornell University.

wow.