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Chasstev365

(5,191 posts) Tue Jul 18, 2017, 05:47 PM Jul 2017

To Any Left Leaning Owners of Businesses:

Here is an idea: Give your workers Election Day Off in 2018 and 2020. Many people care, but can't vote do to intentionally designed long lines at polling places in Democratic areas on a work day. Your closing for one day would allow people to stick out intentional voter suppression.

Besides won't it be fun to see the Koch Brothers, Fox News, and other righties shit themselves over giving more people their right to vote?

Just an idea

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To Any Left Leaning Owners of Businesses: (Original Post) Chasstev365 Jul 2017 OP

A GREAT idea! I will pass it on. Eliot Rosewater Jul 2017 #1

If I were a business owner, I'd give them the day off, but tell them to vote early or absentee in Hoyt Jul 2017 #2

Yes, excellent point! Chasstev365 Jul 2017 #3

Yes! And, if you've already voted, try to do something that day to help others vote. SeattleVet Jul 2017 #6

Good idea. There is just no reason 40% or so of us don't vote. And I'm not saying I've always been Hoyt Jul 2017 #9

My employer does give us paid time off to vote. mwooldri Jul 2017 #4

The issue is with Starbucks, Walmart and low-wage workers sharedvalues Jul 2017 #8

even a half day onethatcares Jul 2017 #5

Yes! sharedvalues Jul 2017 #7

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)

1. A GREAT idea! I will pass it on.

Reply to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Tue Jul 18, 2017, 05:48 PM

Jul 2017

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

2. If I were a business owner, I'd give them the day off, but tell them to vote early or absentee in

Reply to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Tue Jul 18, 2017, 05:54 PM

Jul 2017

the many states that allow it. I decided when I stood in line for hours with a bunch of white wingers in 2004 that I wasn't waiting until the last day again, risking illness, bad weather, getting caught by hassles of life, etc. Plus, at my age, if I vote early I might get a vote in even if I get hit by a bus or something before election day.

Chasstev365

(5,191 posts)

3. Yes, excellent point!

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 18, 2017, 05:55 PM

Jul 2017

SeattleVet

(5,477 posts)

6. Yes! And, if you've already voted, try to do something that day to help others vote.

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 18, 2017, 06:36 PM

Jul 2017

Transporting a neighbor to the polls, poll-watcher, etc.

Take advantage of the time off!

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

9. Good idea. There is just no reason 40% or so of us don't vote. And I'm not saying I've always been

Reply to SeattleVet (Reply #6)

Tue Jul 18, 2017, 09:24 PM

Jul 2017

interested enough to vote, especially when younger. Luckily I live where they have early voting and on weekends, and you don't have to come up with an excuse to vote absentee. All states aren't like that though.

mwooldri

(10,303 posts)

4. My employer does give us paid time off to vote.

Reply to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Tue Jul 18, 2017, 06:23 PM

Jul 2017

The CEO's a Republican.

I personally think all employers should be giving some flexibility to allow their employees to vote. Day off, time off, something.