But pay levels and other working conditions such as vacation and paid sick days affect more than just standards of living.

但工资水平和其他工作条件，如假期和带薪病假等，影响的不仅是生活水平。

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Only those who go to work, such as vacation and business owners who (want to leave wages to reduce costs) that we wish to abolish the Labor Day Golden Week.

只有那些上班如休假的人和企业主们(希望可以减少休假带来的工资成本支出)才希望取消五一黄金周。

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You can procrastinate on nearly anything, even enjoyable tasks such as planning a vacation.

你可以拖延几乎任何事情，甚至像是计划度假这样令人愉快的任务。

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Beginning Jan. 1, 2008, taxpayers whose income is low enough to keep them in the 10% or 15% ordinary income tax bracket, will pay a 0% tax rate on gains from the sale of stocks, funds and some other assets (such as a vacation home) they've held a year or more.

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With discretionary spending surging higher, many investors are looking to consumer plays, such as those in the vacation space, for big gains.

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Even assuming gains for the UMP in June, Sarkozy could face a hard slog dismantling entrenched labor protections -- such as five weeks of guaranteed vacation -- that unions have fought tooth-and-nail to keep.

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