Have you noticed that Canada has different holidays than the United States and so does Mexico? Why don't we synchronizing all North American Holidays, so that we are all on the same page? If they celebrate ours, we will celebrate theirs and we may have to adjust ours by a week or two to make them all jive but it would be a good idea and a way to add holidays.
Why do you ask? Well since our productivity is running redline this gives everyone a chance to slow down and take a breather.
This means less stress, less heart attacks and therefore less healthcare costs and deaths.
It also allows for more jobs even if our economy takes a slow downward business cycle.
Additionally with the introduction of robots people will be needed to work less as our society will be so much more productive and since we over produce, why produce what is not needed driving prices down and therefore wages? Plus by adding holidays and understanding culture we will indeed have a more cohesive North American bond.
I think we need more holidays anyway.
And why not add a few and move a couple around so we are all on the same page.
It seems silly to try to do business with a country next door and then find everyone has the day off and yet you had no idea until the day it happened.
Consider all this in 2006 and vote for Lance.