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Day off for vote would cause 'tremendous economic impact'
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ^ | October 29, 2008 | Salena Zito

Posted on 10/29/2008 12:02:05 PM PDT by Salena Zito

Yesterday, Barack Obama's campaign asked his supporters to “take the day” off via their Web site and YouTube. An effort to make sure that expected lines would not serve as an obstacle to voters and to use the extra bodies as volunteers so they could make calls and help with the get-out-the-vote efforts.

Nine states already have ‘state holidays’ on Election Day. We, as a country, have national holidays that in theory give everyone in the country the day off, although no industry really shuts down and gives their entire workforce a collective day off.

But if you take the campaign’s suggestion at face value, what would the economic impact be, if we as a country did literally heed the Obama call to ask our bosses to take the day off?

Stuart Hoffman, chief economist at PNC Financial Services says that we are having enough economic difficulties without adding on to those problems .

“Even in the good spirit of getting people out to vote, it would cause a tremendous economic disruption in our economy and across the world ,” he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at pittsburghlive.com ...


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1 posted on 10/29/2008 12:02:07 PM PDT by Salena Zito
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To: Salena Zito

A “day off” from doing what?

Standing in the welfare line?
Snuggling a bottle of Thunderbird in an alley?
Flopping out on the sofa in your mom’s basement, playing computer games and eating Cheetos?


2 posted on 10/29/2008 12:04:43 PM PDT by Salamander (http://theuniversalseduction.com/articles/?c=Obama)
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To: Salena Zito

Hell, they all voted early, didn’t they?


3 posted on 10/29/2008 12:07:55 PM PDT by HIDEK6
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To: Salena Zito

My boss canceled my previously-approved day off to work the election on 11/4, because we have a project going that she thinks needs my attentions. Hope she doesn’t mind I’ll skip all meetings that day. After all, can’t leave my post!!


4 posted on 10/29/2008 12:08:08 PM PDT by knittnmom (FReeper formerly known as 80 Square Miles)
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To: Salena Zito

Obama doesn’t care.

When he gets in the economy will be run from DC.


5 posted on 10/29/2008 12:09:44 PM PDT by Mrs.Z ("...you're a Democrat. You're expected to complain and offer no solutions." Denny Crane)
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To: Salena Zito

If Obama supporters took the day off to vote, at least there’d be no gang bangin’ for a day.


6 posted on 10/29/2008 12:09:58 PM PDT by tractorman
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To: Salena Zito
'tremendous economic impact'

...like electing this clown doctor wouldn't?

7 posted on 10/29/2008 12:10:47 PM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: Salena Zito
"Day off for vote would cause 'tremendous economic impact'"

Of course it would. Last year millions of illegal aliens called for a day off boycott for the express purpose of crippling commerce and getting noticed as a force. It backfired on the illegals, and if the McCain camp has any brains at all, they will make sure it backfires on obambi. Everyone take a day off from work during a serious economic crisis to vote for Obama? McCain needs to call attention to Obama's desire for personal power over the best interests of the American people....... this is a HUGE opportunity for McCain.

8 posted on 10/29/2008 12:12:33 PM PDT by rangeryder (If a man says something in the woods, is he still wrong?)
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To: Salena Zito

This election has been scheduled for 163 years. If that is not enough time to get your affairs in order to be able to vote, no amount of time is.


9 posted on 10/29/2008 12:13:45 PM PDT by Mark was here (The earth is bipolar.)
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To: Mark was here

What a boob! I always go into my voting place early - first thing because a) it’s not busy at 7:00 am and b) I
get to vote before my workday begins and c) I LOVE to wear
the sticker that says “I VOTED”!

NOBODY needs a FULL DAY TO VOTE!


10 posted on 10/29/2008 12:15:59 PM PDT by princess leah
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To: Salena Zito

This is insidious. He is trying to interfere with the productivity of millions of businesses!
On second thought, as another poster said, “a day off from what?”


11 posted on 10/29/2008 12:16:34 PM PDT by Leftism is Mentally Deranged (liberalism = serious mental deficiency)
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To: rangeryder

I remember that. It happened 3 times around Atlanta. While there wasn’t any noticable negative economic impact, enough participated that traffic was perceptibly lighter those days. Kinda scary when that relatively few people doing nothing was noticable; put me on edge about what would happen if they decided to do something malicious.


12 posted on 10/29/2008 12:21:44 PM PDT by ctdonath2 (I AM JOE THE PLUMBER!)
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To: Salamander

Talk about out of touch. Guess the O figures he’s been out of his office for nearly two years and isn’t missed, so it must be that way for everyone else too.


13 posted on 10/29/2008 12:21:54 PM PDT by Carley (The media understands credentials but does NOT understand principles.)
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To: Salamander

Is this like “A Day Without A Mexican”?

Yawn.


14 posted on 10/29/2008 12:25:02 PM PDT by Califreak (Hope -n- Che'nge is the battle cry of the zombies.)
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To: Salena Zito

The amount that Obama voters contribute to national productivity is negligible. We won’t miss them.


15 posted on 10/29/2008 12:25:43 PM PDT by AZLiberty (Obama can act presidential. McCain should be President.)
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To: Carley

*Every* job I’ve ever worked gave me at least an hour to go vote.
They -had- to.

He’s got something evil up sleeve, asking this.


16 posted on 10/29/2008 12:27:19 PM PDT by Salamander (http://theuniversalseduction.com/articles/?c=Obama)
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To: princess leah

“NOBODY needs a FULL DAY TO VOTE!”

Have you ever tried going to 90 different polling places in your state and voting 90 times?

I reckon that *might* take a full day....:)


17 posted on 10/29/2008 12:29:20 PM PDT by Salamander (http://theuniversalseduction.com/articles/?c=Obama)
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To: Califreak

Maybe more so.

Some of *them* might be gardeners or construction workers....:)


18 posted on 10/29/2008 12:30:57 PM PDT by Salamander (http://theuniversalseduction.com/articles/?c=Obama)
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To: princess leah

“NOBODY needs a FULL DAY TO VOTE!”

Yes, but if you’re voting multiple times, you may need the full dayl.


19 posted on 10/29/2008 12:30:58 PM PDT by RooRoobird20 (Thankkfully Converted Catholic)
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To: Salamander

Empty threats.

Even if people did it, our economy would not come to a grinding halt over it.

More silliness.


20 posted on 10/29/2008 12:40:36 PM PDT by Califreak (Hope -n- Che'nge is the battle cry of the zombies.)
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