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Why is this in a "Politics" thread???.............and really ,who cares anyway?
Controversial?
I've been finding it somewhat fascinating that there's all this concern about WalMart employees missing "family time" but not a word was said years ago when factory workers had to work holidays or today when hospital workers (cooks, c!earners, aides,etc.) have to do so.
Popular Mechanics magazine listed the ability to email or text tangible objects to be on the top ten most innovative technologies that will be out within 10 yrs.
Once this happens (and I bet big online retailers are sinking mega bucks into this), it will kill the brick and mortar stores business for good, it will probably make the package delivery industry obsolete too.
Its gone from Black Friday to Black Thursday at 6PM. In a couple years they will start opening at 6AM Thanksgiving day. Just a matter of time.
I don't like it myself but its not going anywhere. At least until all the malls and big box stores no longer exist in their current form.
If a worker does not want to work on Thanksgiving don't take a job in a business that is open that day. Very easy solution. If you are applying for a job at Wal-Mart you are working thanksgiving day.
Remember when retail workers or holiday 'volunteers' in any industry used to get time and a half or some kind of 'holiday pay'?
Those days are gone and that is what I disagree with.
Yes, I'm a Republican and I believe in free enterprise, but I'm no longer a libertarian. We need common sense regulation at the local level, and I believe states or municipalities should regulate this sort of thing, putting in place regulations to enforce the closure of non-necessary businesses on holidays and perhaps Sundays.
forcing businesses to close on a few days in the year? and you claim to be a republican? this smacks more of totalitarianism to me, something people like joesph stalin and mao zedong would do.
I don't concern myself with when other people shop or what they spend their money on. What matters is what I do.
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