- White House economic adviser appears to compare shutdown to 'vacation' for furloughed workers [United States of America] https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/11/white-house-economic-adviser-shutdown-vacation-for-workers-1098380 55 comments economy
- Vacationing in the United States? Be Warned, Some Countries Say https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/20/travel/vacationing-in-the-united-states-be-warned-some-countries-say.html 77 comments politics
- Vacationing in the United States? Be Warned, Some Countries Say https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/20/travel/vacationing-in-the-united-states-be-warned-some-countries-say.html?module=watchingportal&region=c-column-middle-span-region&pgtype=homepage&action=click&mediaid=thumb_square&state=standard&contentplacement=3&version=internal&contentcollection=www.nytimes.com&contentid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2017%2F10%2F20%2Ftravel%2Fvacationing-in-the-united-states-be-warned-some-countries-say.html&eventname=watching-article-click 15 comments politics
- We Now Have a Democratic-Socialist "Leisure Agenda": In the United States, we have few holidays, work long hours, and barely get vacation and sick days. There is a better way — we can win more free time and the fundamental right to relax from our bosses. https://jacobinmag.com/2019/11/leisure-free-time-agenda-peoples-policy-project 226 comments politics
- Seeking Suggestions for Planning a Family Vacation to United States https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/amfrv2/seeking_suggestions_for_planning_a_family/ 15 comments india
- Vacationing in the United States? Be Warned, Some Countries Say - “The possession of firearms and the frequency of violent crime are generally more prevalent in the U.S. than in Canada." https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/20/travel/vacationing-in-the-united-states-be-warned-some-countries-say.html 68 comments worldnews
- United States lags Europe on paid vacation time http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/united-states-lags-europe-on-paid-vacation-time/2013/05/27/5cc98964-c4b1-11e2-914f-a7aba60512a7_story.html 6 comments moderatepolitics
- No-Vacation Nation Revisited: Out of 21 rich countries (16 European countries, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, and the United States), the US is the only country in the group that does not require employers to provide paid vacation time http://www.cepr.net/index.php/publications/reports/no-vacation-nation-2013 109 comments worldnews
- The United States is the only advanced economy that does not guarantee its workers any paid vacation or holidays. As a result, 1 in 4 U.S. workers do not receive any paid vacation or paid holidays. http://www.cepr.net/index.php/publications/reports/no-vacation-nation/ 3 comments reddit.com
- Russian diplomats vacated three properties in the United States on Saturday including the six-story consulate in San Francisco, complying with a U.S. order issued in retaliation for Moscow cutting the American diplomatic presence in Russia. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-diplomacy/russian-diplomats-vacate-three-properties-on-u-s-orders-iduskcn1bd0tj?feedtype=rss&feedname=topnews 4 comments worldnews
- "[T]he United States is the only nation among advanced economies that does not provide a legal guarantee of paid leave...Even in Japan, where thousands commit suicide every year because of work-related stress, all employees are guaranteed 10 paid vacation days." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/01/worlds-most-paid-vacation-days_n_3697394.html 135 comments politics