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Re:Why the Cure for a Sluggish Economy Is Actually Longer Va... by jpapon on Thursday November 12, 2015 @01:30PM (#10555097)
This is obviously not true for the majority of jobs. You can't work harder to make up for your vacation when the job requires your presence (eg waiter, policeman, etc...).

Even for people who could work harder to make up for lost time, I don't agree with the assumption that they would. Remember, everyone has that vacation time, and is required to take it. There's no need to work harder to make up for it.

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Re:Why the Cure for a Sluggish Economy Is Actually Longer Va... by roymurdock on Thursday November 12, 2015 @01:47PM (#10555224)
See my response to karlmdavis - my original comment was poorly phrased.

I'm assuming they would work harder not because they were happy and motivated by getting a longer vacation, but because the firm might go out and hire someone who would put in the extra work due to the oversupply of labor and the undersupply (and shrinking due to automation, mismatched skills) of jobs.

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