re: No Vacation Nation

there are a few things that challenge my free-market low-regulation outlook and this is one of them.


mandated paid time-off seems like one of those things that's a net positive, but you have to figure there's some drawbacks and also a bit of a slippery slope.

businesses will have to hire more people to compensate = good

businesses will either increase price, decrease pay, or both, to compensate. in any scenario, cost of living or relative cost of living goes up = bad. have to keep in mind these countries have much more social support than we do to absorb these maladies.

the initially intangible variable at play is the overall improvement in QoL for the citizenry and they may be more productive/less sickly and businesses may experience less employee turnover, thusly saving money.

I think doing away with welfare programs entirely and just cutting everyone in the country a check might make this option a little more viable.