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When even a paid staycation is out of the question
Apr 30, 2019

When even a paid staycation is out of the question

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A new survey suggests that 35% of the American workers with paid vacation time plan to use less than half of it this year. JulNichols/iStock/Getty Images Plus
Why public-private infrastructure partnerships get complicated. A new survey suggests more than one-third of recipients will leave paid vacation on the table this year. Plus, what happens when makers of specialty products just stop making?

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Are public-private partnerships the answer to our crumbling infrastructure?

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Many Americans foregoing vacation

by Jack Stewart
Apr 30, 2019
A new survey suggests that 35% of the American workers with paid vacation time plan to use less than half of it this year.
A new survey suggests that 35% of the American workers with paid vacation time plan to use less than half of it this year.
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