In many parts of Europe, it’s common for workers to take off weeks at a time, especially during the summer. Envious Americans say it’s time for the U.S. to follow suit.

Some 66% of U.S. workers say companies should adopt extended vacation policies, like a month off in August, in their workplaces, according to a Morning Consult survey of 1,047 U.S. adults.

  • candyman337
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    451 year ago

    That’s because politicians are so far separated from the average American. Some of them are so old and senile and have been in power so long, they don’t even realize how bad it is for the average American, and on top of that, because they don’t think it’s as bad as it is, they don’t care.

    • @[email protected]
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      361 year ago

      Money talks and in this case money specifically asks not to implement any of this. Overworked, stressed out workers that are afraid to lose their healthcare are easier to control.

    • @[email protected]
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      131 year ago

      We don’t have these things because 50% of the population is dumb as bricks and is voting against their own interest.

      • candyman337
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        91 year ago

        It’s not even 50% tits our fucked up districts, and also it’s gotten like this because of legislation to defund education. But younger voters are becoming more informed, change can happen. It will take effort and time though.

        • @[email protected]
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          181 year ago

          Hey man if there’s one thing the defunded schools taught me, it’s that America is the greatest country in the universe.

          • Altima NEO
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            51 year ago

            So I stood up and told that teaching lady, “the only letters I need to know are U, S, and A!”

      • candyman337
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        41 year ago

        I’d say it depends but the older ones are more likely to be influenced by money

    • @[email protected]
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      51 year ago

      I have always wished that requiring congressmen work a minimum wage job in their district that they have to look for and apply to like the rest of us while out of session would do anything. Deal with some Karens to humble them properly.