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Date Posted: 22:13:44 11/05/13 Tue
Author: gg
Author Host/IP: 108.29.129.254
Subject: Re: I disagree...
In reply to: 5280 's message, "I disagree..." on 18:40:41 11/05/13 Tue

>>>Personally, I think it really sucks. I intend to
>>>personally boycott stores that are open on
>>>Thanksgiving. I feel the same way about stores that
>>>feel the need to open at 12:01 AM on Black Friday.
>>>IMO, it says a lot about us as a society, and none of
>>>it is good.
>>
>>I think federal law is needed to put an end to this.
>
>After all, how would that be different from blue laws,
>prohibiting businesses from being open on Sundays?

And I agree on the boycott. Facebook could use a DONT BUY ON THANKSGIVING PAGE.

>
>If only workers had some power to tell employers that
>they won't work on Thanksgiving. Or, at least, that
>they will only work for double or triple time. I
>guess it's a mystery that we'll never solve.

The nation can survive one blue law day a year. And if we want to make a second one out of Christmas, that's fine with me. The holiday is more important to the nation, the
people, the culture and our common history that binds us together, than one or two days of retail...for which every single item will be sold anyway on another day.

However, federal labor law mandating triple pay per hour for hourly workers on either one of these days sounds like a reasonable alternative to me.

Didn't Charles Dickens have something to say on this subject? I seem to recall reading that HE unintentionally invented modern Christmas. His book changed the culture.
Lets listen to the dude, be this myth or not. Si non e vero, y ven trovato?

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