I work for myself now.
Two weeks after 5 years on the job sounds too much in the Crack the Whip category,
Well, the way I looked on it, no man has a right to a job in the first place. If I were living like a caveman- survival would be a 365 day a year occupation. I don't think anybody has a right to a vacation. A job is for survival. If you can find a job where they offer to pay you a week or more every year for doing nothing- this is a plus. But like this communist in the article wants to do with mandatory three weeks- that'll lead you down the road to totalitarianism.
If I own a company, I am the only entity that has the right to set wages and vacation time- the gov't needs to stay out of it.
We get less than China or Japan? Sickening.
Personally, I find the amount of mandated vacation in Europe sickening. They wonder why their economies are floundering. No such thing as a free ride. If you're on a paid vacation, somebody is paying for it.
You have a harsh attitude to those who work and I'll bet you are even harsher on those who don't work.
I am also partially self-employed. My vaction choices or lack thereof are mine. When I chose to trade vacation for work, I am the direct beneficiary and it is a rational and voluntary choice.