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Muscles posted...

@PO, You know damn well what holidays are

No I don't. Because different people define them differently.

Plus we get into questions like whether or not "Federal Holidays" should only apply to government, extend to business in general, or totally apply to general retail and food service (or should exist at all). And whether or not purely religious holidays should count in a country without an official religion and where millions of people don't worship the "majority" faith.



Muscles posted...

And because you aren't getting screwed, only the people that have to work instead of getting to spend it with family

First, let's be honest - most people don't spend holidays with family period. There's just about two holidays all year where that's even a thing, and even on those plenty of people avoid the fuck out of family, or can't really spend time with extended family due to logistics, or conversely, who don't really care about conforming family interaction to officially appointed days.

Second, many business tend to offer employees a choice of whether or not to work on major holidays, and often offer incentives to those who do. The idea of having Thanksgiving dinner with my family might be nice, but the idea of being paid time-and-a-half to work that day may sound even better. Overtime, extra days off another time, or other perks can easily offset not being able to have the day off. Yes, this is mainly the prerogative of the business itself, and plenty of businesses can just say "Fuck you you're working" and not offer compensation, but that would make it more of an issue to push businesses to offer alternative motivation rather than making it mandatory that businesses close entirely.

Finally, I AM getting screwed. Not majorly, and not in any way that can't be somewhat conveniently dealt with, but you're still telling me that I can't use any non-emergency service on a day of your choice, even if I ascribe no value to that day whatsoever. If I'm Hindu or Muslim and I want to go to the library or shop, but can't because "It's Christmas", then I'm still being inconvenienced. By making holiday vacation mandatory for any non-emergency business, you're basically dismissing all of the needs of anyone who might use them at the expense of people who want the day off for the holiday (many of whom won't be spending the holiday in any meaningful or holiday-related way anyway).

Which is not to say that businesses shouldn't be able to close for holidays if they choose to, or that people who don't celebrate are always entitled to service so fuck you for denying them, but it's absolutely a factor to consider, and businesses that want to stay open to cater to that demographic should be entirely able to do so.
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