> The USA is a huge place. It isn't obvious to me that there should be national laws for things like this.
The USA is still pretty tiny compared to basically the rest of the world.
The USA is still pretty tiny compared to basically the rest of the world.
The US constitution doesn't give the federal government authority to do this, and rightly so.
For example median income in the US is higher than Luxembourg and Norway.
As for median income, I think you're looking at income net of taxes, because I'm fairly certain that median gross income is higher in Luxembourg and Norway (and in Switzerland) than in the US. If you're looking at net income, you also have to factor in what those taxes do to improve quality of life (a huge amount, if we're talking about the three countries I mention above).
Use your fucking brain before you comment again
Just because the mandated minimum PTO is 0 doesn't mean everyone has 0 days PTO. Minimum wage is another example - the federal minimum wage is really low but the median income in America is higher than in Europe.
We just don't have the same approach to government regulations.