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.

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[–] 158 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Approximately 50% of voters will vote for a political party that views any such reform as communism.

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  • [–] 52 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    It's actually quite a bit less than 50%, but their votes have a bigger impact because of a broken system.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago

    sure, but effectively they deadlock the system and prevent any structural reform. Also, national polling currently has close to 50% of the voting population supporting a trump second term. We can't even get the Democratic Party to support universal public healthcare. The ideological delusion, the willingness of the people to support a system that makes their lives anxious and miserable, cuts across both political parties as well as the general population.

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