If we want something to “Memorialize” this coming weekend, buddy do we have the shiznit for ya’ll. America hasn’t just lost it to China in major industrial categories (shipbuilding comes to mind) but the “rest of world” is kicking our “short of vacation” butts.
U.S. Baseline: The U.S. has no federal mandate for paid vacation or public holidays. The average PTO (personal time off) is estimated at 10–15 days (10 vacation days after 1 year, increasing with tenure, plus some employer-provided holidays).
No, friend, the place you want to work is either Kuwait (43 paid days off per year) or (OMG) Russia!!! Why those rotten-bad-nasty commies are getting a national minimum of 24 vacation days plus 8 federal holidays. None of which counts weekends! And we’re demonizing them?
And why have US workers “busted-hump” to fund NATO? When All EU member states mandate at least 20 paid vacation days, often supplemented by public holidays, making most European countries rank above the U.S…
Back on script: Today we explore the earlier times in ‘Merica – back in the Land of the Free days – when we invented the Autocamping category in the 1920s..
But first, is Inflation going to Save us?
And saving the worst for last? Our ChartPack this morning is the most dire I have written in more than 20-years.
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