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Vacationing a human right, EU chief says

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Vacationing a human right, EU chief says


Vacationing a human right, EU chief says



The European Union has declared travelling a human right, and is launching a scheme to subsidize vacations with taxpayers' dollars for those too poor to afford their own trips.

Antonio Tajani, the European Union commissioner for enterprise and industry, proposed a strategy that could cost European taxpayers hundreds of millions of euros a year, The Times of London reports.

"Travelling for tourism today is a right. The way we spend our holidays is a formidable indicator of our quality of life," Mr. Tajani told a group of ministers at The European Tourism Stakeholders Conference in Madrid on April 15. Mr. Tajani was appointed to his post by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
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What say you? is vacationing a "Right"? I think Jimmy Buffet would agree.... What say you? :ssst:
 
Reverend_Hellh0und said:
What say you? is vacationing a "Right"? I think Jimmy Buffet would agree.... What say you? :ssst:
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If one follows the idea that a happy worker is a more productive worker, then I suppose having a vacation as a right wouldnt be such a bad thing :2razz:

Be cool if it was a right, but ah, lets make food, water, shelter and clothing a right for the world before we worry about vacations. :mrgreen:
 
I just hope Germany is paying for this:mrgreen:
 
jetboogieman said:
If one follows the idea that a happy worker is a more productive worker, then I suppose having a vacation as a right wouldnt be such a bad thing
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I doubt it. Europe's continental mean workforce hours per week is somewhere around 34. They have most of their basics subsidized by their respective governments. They also don't work all that hard. If all that doesn't make them happy, scrap the book on the rules.

Having said that, it's Europe. Big deal. Like they matter.
 
Arcana XV said:
I say that with each passing day I'm more and more glad my country is not part of the EU.
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I cant see any incentive for Switzerland to join the EU, Arcana.
 
This has to be one of the most ridiculous statements ever uttered by a politician anywhere.
 
Oh it'll happen. England is the only one with the balls to fight them long-term.

Try to stay that way though. At least your economy won't tank.
 
Arcana XV said:
I say that with each passing day I'm more and more glad my country is not part of the EU.
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And to tie this to a previous thread, it is another good reason to make Switzerland a destination for a permanent vacation.
 
How many days holiday does the average American get per year?
 
So now we're discussing subsidizing travel, too? What entitlement is next, lap dances?
 
angrybeaver said:
How many days holiday does the average American get per year?
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If you're asking me, I don't know. It's not mandated by the government, so any number would be purely an average of thousands of different corporate policies and incentive packages.

The only mandate we have in that regard is the FMLA, and it is for some number of weeks of unpaid leave in the event of a significant medical event.
 
Coronado said:
If you're asking me, I don't know. It's not mandated by the government, so any number would be purely an average of thousands of different corporate policies and incentive packages.

The only mandate we have in that regard is the FMLA, and it is for some number of weeks of unpaid leave in the event of a significant medical event.
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You mean that you dont get a minimum of days paid leave per year?
 
Not in general. However, public sector jobs offer quite a few, and many corporate jobs have a good number of them.

I'd say that, on average, if you're in a position that allows for paid vacation days per year, you get 7-10.

If you're a Wal-Mart greeter, you get none. You haven't earned it, grunt.
 
Gipper said:
Not in general. However, public sector jobs offer quite a few, and many corporate jobs have a good number of them.

I'd say that, on average, if you're in a position that allows for paid vacation days per year, you get 7-10.

If you're a Wal-Mart greeter, you get none. You haven't earned it, grunt.
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But you work a five day week, right?
 
Reverend_Hellh0und said:
What say you? is vacationing a "Right"? I think Jimmy Buffet would agree.... What say you? :ssst:
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I heard this on the radio and almost blew by beverage all over my widshield.

This is among the most absurd of the absurd things I have ever heard.
 
But you work a five day week, right?
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Yes, a typical full-time job in America is 40 hours per week, breaking down to 8 hours a day, five days a week.
 
angrybeaver said:
But you work a five day week, right?
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Some people do. There is no maximum number of days in the workweek, and many people work more than 5.
 
Gipper said:
I doubt it. Europe's continental mean workforce hours per week is somewhere around 34. They have most of their basics subsidized by their respective governments. They also don't work all that hard. If all that doesn't make them happy, scrap the book on the rules.

Having said that, it's Europe. Big deal. Like they matter.
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Wow. Considering how little the United States has in comparison, Europe must have massive deficits.
 
I work 40ish hours a week and get 3 weeks of paid vacation a year + holiday and sick time.

I think that is about average for your run of the mill US career salary position.
 
Morality Games said:
Wow. Considering how little the United States has in comparison, Europe must have massive deficits.
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The US has far bigger deficit than Europe I believe but most Europeans do not earn as much as Americans in the equivalent jobs.
 
SingleCellOrganism said:
I work 40ish hours a week and get 3 weeks of paid vacation a year + holiday and sick time.

I think that is about average for your run of the mill US career salary position.
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Do you take all of your paid vacation and do you have the occasional' sickie' day off?
 
They can't. Their economies don't support it.

That's also why they have so little in comparison. Europe doesn't produce, but they don't consume either. Don't know if this is because they can't or don't want to, but their economies don't allow for it on a large scale.
 
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