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Happy Independence From Salary Day!
By Tom Shoop | Wednesday, June 27, 2007  |  02:10 PM

Here's an interesting factoid, courtesy of the West Fargo Pioneer (registration required): When Congress first made Independence Day a holiday for federal employees in 1870, those employees weren't paid for the day off.



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This is true, but Federal employees don't get two weeks of paid time off during the holidays like most large manufacturers, so it’s kind of a wash.

Tim  | Thursday, June 28, 2007 |  12:12 PM



Why should federal employees get paid for the day off anyway?

A large percentage of workers (mostly hourly employees) don't get paid for holidays.

When the economy finally goes down the drain (and the subprime debt crisis it a harbinger), hopefully government employees will realize how good that they had it.

Ben  | Thursday, June 28, 2007 |  07:14 AM




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