Should Election Day Become A Federal Holiday? Weighing The Benefits And Drawbacks | ACE
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Election Day is always held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November during an election year. Congress codified this tradition in 1845 to account for

Is it time to make Election Day a federal holiday? 🗳️ Some say it would boost voter turnout and align the U.S. with other democracies, while others argue it could create challenges for hourly workers and cost millions. Dive into the debate over whether a federal voting holiday is the best way to strengthen democracy or if there are better solutions. Check out the full breakdown!

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  • Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.winEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Although the federal government cannot require private companies to observe holidays

    JFC what a dystopian hellhole. It kills me they are so proud of their shitty living conditions.

    • OttoVonNoob@lemmy.ca
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      1 month ago

      Wait really, why coulsnt they force them to?!? In Canada companies that are open pay huge fines. Companies that are deemed essential do not recieve fines but have to pay 2.5 Mult to employees and if the employee does not work they get a days pay.

      • Billiam@lemmy.world
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        1 month ago

        Money is God in America.

        Okay, let’s give everybody holidays off.

        …well, I guess we need essential services like police, fire, medical, etc.

        …and if they’re going to work, they’re gonna need food, so restaurants should be open too.

        …and if they all gotta get to work, we gotta have gas stations open as well.

        …and with all these other people off, people are gonna vote then want the rest of the day to do things, so we should probably have stores and entertainment venues open also.

        And now all the “minimum wage” people are stuck working on a holiday, while the people who can afford to be off actually get off.

        Rinse and repeat for every current holiday.