In many parts of Europe, it’s common for workers to take off weeks at a time, especially during the summer. Envious Americans say it’s time for the U.S. to follow suit.

Some 66% of U.S. workers say companies should adopt extended vacation policies, like a month off in August, in their workplaces, according to a Morning Consult survey of 1,047 U.S. adults.

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      30ish percent of Americans identify as Republican (depending on the poll), so these types of questions are always ~66% of Americans in support

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        But many independent voters who want these policies vote for Republicans. If they want these policies, voting for Republicans will not get them there.

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        These things require 60 votes in the Senate and approval in the House. Republicans are blocking them in both.

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        Nominally in power. In reality Congress is deadlocked and has been since his term started,and the USSC has aggressively blocked just about everything he has attempted via executive orders.

        We need a lot more center left democrats in office, at the state and federal level, to get any significant reforms passed. That also means getting the geriatric Clinton era neoliberal democrats out of office.