Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) believes the best way to stimulate our economy is mandating a week of paid vacation for both full-time and part-time employees after they’ve worked for an year. He wants to make companies with over 100 employees to do this. The reasoning? More vacation means less stress, less sick days, and happier workers.
Naturally, Rep. Grayson’s proposal appeals to the tourism industry in his home state where Mickey Mouse and Shamu would love a piece of your wallet. Maybe he does have decent intentions of helping Florida’s economy, but this Paid Vacation Act is pure idiocy.
Do we really need the government telling private firms how to manage their human resources? This is another case of a politician looking to control more of our lives. More government is never the answer. How would the founder of a medium-sized business feel? Stop hiring at 99 employees? Cut health care benefits in order to fulfill this mandate? And what if most people simply end up staying home to chill instead of spending money at theme parks? After all, American families are facing a financial crunch and have to watch their spending… many cannot afford a vacation at a Florida theme park.
Please, no more talk about government forcing stupid ideas down our throats! Rep. Grayson (and others like him), PLEASE just stay out of the way of capitalism. And about France’s vacation mandate? Well, there’s also a reason France has a high unemployment rate and frequent street riots!
