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Honestly, Blue collar workers need a sabbatical just as badly and you will NEVER see this occur outside of some exceptional anectdote which I'm sure will be mentioned in a reply to this post.

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Agreed, the wealth disparity gap in this country is disheartening. I have a similar story and felt so much shame at first in drawing from my savings to do so -- especially with some visits to third world countries and some of the harder parts of that life.

Tightly knit family structures do allow for this kind of sabbatical more often, but I do support initiatives like UBI for this (and other) reasons. Not to make it political as to which solution is best -- this is just one reason where I think it offers a good solution (all else being equal).

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