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Old 06-19-2023, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby View Post
I'd be fine with getting rid of Christmas as a Federal holiday. Why are we pandering to one group? Why don't we have Eid as a Federal holiday? Why not Yom Kippur? Why not Beltane? Every religion has its "big deal Holy days" but only Christians get an automatic paid day off or bonus pay for working it, and don't have to use up personal time for the privilege.
I worked most Christmas Holidays. Our factories were open 365 days/year. Christmas usually meant that we performed maintenance functions or worked on capital upgrades.