Open Source Society

There has been a lot of talk in the news lately about socialism.  There have been a lot of claims lately — some serious, some not — that the election of Mr. Obama has ushered in an era of American Socialism.  This is ridiculous, but it has brought a lot of attention to the topic of socialism, so I’m going to take advantage of that to put forth an idea I had a few weeks ago.  I sat down to put it onto paper, and since then I have made several modifications, but the core theory is here, and my hope is to spark some discussion to work out the details.  Read on…

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I’ve started a new online petition directed to the United States government. The subject of the request is the matter of people having to work on national holidays or the day thereafter, which I think is absolutely shameful. What sparked this was all the people I saw having to work the night of Thanksgiving, or the day of, or very early in the morning on the day after. This is really a tragedy that needs to be stopped. Let people spend holidays with their families instead of working or going shopping! Take a couple seconds out of your day and show your support. Who knows, next year you might be asked to work Thanksgiving, or Christmas, or New Years, or Easter. Maybe you already have! Put an end to it now.

http://www.petitiononline.com/rhwrp/petition.html