See America!

(WPA poster, image courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.)

During the Great Depression, New Deal work & construction programs created or improved tens of thousands of recreational opportunities for Americans: Parks, tennis courts, playgrounds, baseball fields, etc. And the WPA created posters that promoted sightseeing & tourism. 

    (This blog's author at Sequoia National Park. The Civilian Conservation Corps worked in Sequoia.)

Every American should have the opportunity to see the natural wonders of this country. Unfortunately, America is the only rich country that doesn’t guarantee paid vacation or holidays; Americans have much less vacation time than their European counterparts; and American workers have just experienced the "biggest drop in hourly pay on record." It's kinda hard to see this great nation when you have little or no paid vacation time and your income is dropping (if you have a job at all).  

 (This blog's author on the beautiful California coast, squinting heavily under the California Sun!)

There's more to life than working at low-paid jobs that never provide the time and/or resources to see one's own country. Americans need to demand more jobs, better wages, and more vacation time.