I will not shop in any establishment that makes its employees work on Thanksgiving

[Daemonaquila]

14. Well, hey - let's just not have ANY holidays, ever, for anybody!

Yes, there are vital services that can't be completely unstaffed. In some cases they try to be fair in who has to work that day, and prioritize giving the work to those who want it. But you seriously want to equate that to low-wage retail and food workers who rarely get a say in whether they want to work or take the holiday? Fire calls and selling cheap TVs - that's all the same thing, huh? ICU nursing and slapping grilled frankenmeat on a bun - equally important for all those people to be on the job, right?

If you're going to be intellectually honest about this argument, then call for all holidays to be abolished. Get rid of them! Everyone should work every day! There should never be an organized day off for the vast majority of people to spend with friends and family. I'm sure that'll go over really well with most of the country...

There's one small problem. People like having that time off, whether they're cops, hospice nurses, grocery store baggers, lawyers, web designers, retail workers, etc. It's an expectation in a somewhat civilized society. People who have a vocation in vital service areas know what they're getting into, and they still chose to do it because they know the importance, and sometimes they burn out because they can't keep giving year after year until they're worn to a nub. Lower class/income workers in low level jobs aren't in any kind work that requires sacrifice, and it should not be asked of them just because they can be bullied into it for the sake of those with higher incomes. That's predatory, capitalist bull at its worst.