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A national holiday isn't an incentive, it's just the opportunity. The incentive would be a separate undertaking.
And that's the fundamental problem with your point of view here. In no universe should making election day a national holiday be considered "paying people to vote." It's not a transaction.
I would love to hear about why my atheist ass should have off for Easter when I don't celebrate shit that day. Or why my white ass should have off for MLK Day or Juneteenth (oh look, they can make new holidays and it turns out it's not that big of a fucking deal).
I mean, I know why it doesn't work that way as well, but that's a different conversation. I would just like to understand how you square that up in your mind.
You're looking it as a holiday. That's not what it is. Not energy type of leave gets used by everyone.
I don't have any children and never will, so I don't get paternity leave that I 100% support being given to others.
I have been injured on the job and taken paid leave for recovery that others didn't get to take.