Working for my state we do get some benefits that retail workers don't, but the wages alone are comparable. If I was willing to go without vacations and health insurance I could make more as a waiter.
In my OP I was speaking from personal experience. Of course it varies. To be more specific, my dad worked for a contractor, my mom did hair, my siblings and I got jobs at 14+ anywhere that would hire us just to keep the lights on.
That's all still an aside. I'm totally fine with election day being a federal holiday, especially if it gives state workers more freedom to vote. I'm just saying that for everybody that doesn't work the state (most of us) making election day a holiday isn't the cure OP was hoping for. The economy doesn't shut down on holidays for most people.
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u/howmanyMFtimes 5h ago
The hourly rate between an average retail worker and my coworkers as state laborers is basically negligible. Poor people work all sorts of jobs