First Health Care, Now Travel/Tourism Is A "Human Right"

[scandal 951]

How are they going to send Europeans on vacations when they can't even get their planes in the air, and all the flights are grounded?

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

They're gonna sue the volcano for violating the human rights of Europeans.

[JohnSmith2007 353]

travelweekly.co.uk - Murdoch?

http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2010/04/19/33525/eu-plans-subsidised-holidays-for-the-less-well-off.html

The EU has proposed plans to subsidise holidays for pensioners, young people and those who cannot afford to travel, after declaring that an overseas holiday is a “human right”.

This seems to be one of those times where some people just don't want to believe something. It doesn't matter how many sources you give them they will still doubt it.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

This seems to be one of those times where some people just don't want to believe something. It doesn't matter how many sources you give them they will still doubt it.

MC did raise a fair point. So far all we have are the words of a bureaucrat, no actual legislation exists yet.

That said, the words are alarming (and stupid) enough.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

These stories exist for the sole reason that people can click their tongues at them and mutter about how much worse things are than before.

There doesn't need to be any actual legislation for them to think that it is already law, and that what is being proposed is exactly what has been quoted in the article.

[JohnSmith2007 353]

MC did raise a fair point. So far all we have are the words of a bureaucrat, no actual legislation exists yet.

That said, the words are alarming (and stupid) enough.

I know, and I have doubts if this ever makes it to law. But I find it interesting that they doubt the story itself even after several different sources. I have seen several times when a story is posted it is dismissed out of hand because of where it was reported. There is nothing wrong with sceptisism but it is taken to an extreme here.

[DukeOfYork 28]

There's a similar scheme in Spain for senior citizens; I'm not exactly sure how it works, but I heard about it from time to time while I lived there.

Given that Europeans get 25 weeks of vacation a year, I'm not surprised some beaurocrat is declaring it a human right.

[JohnSmith2007 353]

There's a similar scheme in Spain for senior citizens; I'm not exactly sure how it works, but I heard about it from time to time while I lived there.

Given that Europeans get 25 weeks of vacation a year, I'm not surprised some beaurocrat is declaring it a human right.

25 weeks?? Come on now. I am thrilled that I just got 3 weeks.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

25 weeks?? Come on now. I am thrilled that I just got 3 weeks.

A full year has 52 weeks. 25 sounds like bullshit.

[The_Dude 1,142]

A full year has 52 weeks. 25 sounds like bullshit.

It is bullsh!t. The average American gets 25 days off, the average in the EU is 34.4 days off.

[rsn 135]

It is bullsh!t. The average American gets 25 days off, the average in the EU is 34.4 days off.

No way does the average American get anything close to 25 days off.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

No way does the average American get anything close to 25 days off.

Hmmm. True. Most are either unemployed, collecting welare, retired, or children... So "average" is probably closer to 180-200 days per year off

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http://www.salary.com/personal/layoutscripts/psnl_articles.asp?tab=psn&cat=cat011&ser=ser031∂=par088

[The_Dude 1,142]

Twenty five seems about right for working people that is. Every job i've ever had I was given 2 weeks vacation and 2 weeks sick time, plus another 5 or so floating holidays for things such as 4th of July, Thanksgiving, and random other holidays.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

I've never had a job with sick time. It was always PTO.