[smodo]

In my European country there is a somewhat common view that there are other kinds of work that also need doing. For instance, taking care of the young and elderly is often done by women in their ‘own’ time. When paid, this is considered work. When unpaid, it is not. However the net benefits to the community are more or less the same and the work needs doing. It may be that society is actually better off when people are wealthy enough to allocate resources to unpaid labor as needs demand.