Michael Moore's Where to Invade Next

After watching a portion of Michael Moore's satiric documentary, Where to Invade Next, I was astounded by the incredible laws that the different countries have. In my opinion, the first segment of the documentary, when Michael Moore invades Italy, was the most important. In Italy, there is a law enforcing each company to give all of their employees eight weeks of paid vacation time, including five months of maternity leave.

As the Italian citizens discussed, eight weeks of paid vacation allows for employees to take breaks from the stressfulness of their work lives. I think that this law is important because vacations have been important to myself and my family as I have grown up. I believe this law should be implemented within businesses in the United States. Because my Dad is the owner of a furniture business, he has been able to make his own work schedule and incorporate his own time off. This has allowed our family to spend quality time together and for him to relax throughout many stressful years.

Here's a picture of my sisters and I when my family took a cross country road trip when we were younger!

In the United States we lack this law, which causes many employees to overwork themselves. After watching a portion of this documentary, I discussed this law with one of my friends. In response, she told me that her older sister was recently complaining about these laws because she is getting hounded for even taking a ten minute lunch. When she returns from lunch she is getting yelled at for leaving for ten minutes, while in Italy the employees are given two hours for lunch breaks to go home, relax, and eat with their families.