Mitch McConnell: making Election Day a federal holiday is a Democratic “power grab”

[HomerJS]

As I said Most, I didn't say all.

Until we have minimum national standards this will continue. Usually in minority districts. History has shown us you only need to suppress the vote in a few key areas of the country to effect the outcome.

 

[1prophet]

Another dirty secret: most companies would rather give their employees more paid days off than pay raises.

Yep. My company just fired a bunch of people and now I inheireited my superior's responsibilities. If I don't get a solid raise and title change, I'm finding new employment

That's because a lot of the associated costs with employees is based on their payrate like workers comp, disability, payroll tax, employers part of social security, etc., so that dollar raise for example is alot more than a dollar for the employer.

 

[Zorba]

Couldn't we just have the election on a saturday rather than giving a couple million another paid day off?

We should just remove Columbus Day and replace it with federal election day. Columbus Day should've never been a thing.

 

[Zorba]

Another dirty secret: most companies would rather give their employees more paid days off than pay raises.

I wish my employer figured that out. I asked for an extra week of vacation instead of an 8% raise and they said no way.