We may bitch and moan about having less time off than our more Ivy-League-envied-as-fashionable European counterparts, but the American work ethic, that striving for “bigger, better, more” has always kept our noses to the grindstone and can be seen as the backbone of the American Way of Life. You know, the reason that there’s a McDonald’s even in the most remote parts of the world.
But in the latest move towards progressive socialism, bright-bulb-Biden-wannabe Florida Democratic Representative Alan Grayson has decided that the government should make it federal law that all employers with more than 50 employees must provide at least one week of paid vacation.
Sure thing, Alan. Smack in the middle of a recession that’s sliding quickly downhill towards a full-out depression with double-digit unemployment you want to force employers to spend even more money to stay in business than they are spending today? Despite the fact that I honestly don’t know of many jobs where sick days and vacation days aren’t already given, unless you are self-employed and then it’s rather a no-brainer.
That this revelation occurred to you during a trip to Disney World would be funny if it wasn’t so bloody pathetic. How many average, hard-working Americans can afford to take their family to Disney World this year? Do you really think that having a week off is really going to stimulate the economy? Most average Americans are not like your buddies in Congress, they aren’t going to take their vacation time and spend money they don’t have. While I’m sure there are some who would benefit from the downtime, the overall loss of productivity is only going to stimulate a backlash os negative consequences.
Put your hands back in your pants, Alan, and play with your own change. Not ours.
And they try to claim they’re in touch with the average American. phffffffffft. Even if we had a week off paid, personally we don’t have the $$ to blow at the over priced fantasyland of Disney. Hmmm…Vally girl voices are running in my mind…”Gag me with a spoon.”