federal-holidays

Why Don't Americans Want More Holidays?

Jim Newell · 02/18/11 05:39PM

The pollster Rasmussen Reports is feeling festive around Presidents Day! They conducted this poll just in time for the holiday weekend: "Are there too many federal holidays already, not enough federal holidays or is the number of federal holidays about right?" The strange results showed 28% believing there are too many, 53% saying the number's about right, and only 13% wanting more federal holidays. Come again?