Who is working Thanksgiving 2015?

[NWI_Irish96]

There's approximately 2,500 part time people that work each game...on top of those that are employed on a more full-time basis for each team.

So for 3 games, that's 7,500 people working.  A bit off your less-than-1,000 estimate.

Also, Walmart is hardly the first store to be open on Thanksgiving.  Kmart has been open for years.  Old Navy is opening even before Walmart.  But hey, let's trash on Walmart.

Again, the one and only argument is supposed to be taking people away from their families for Thanksgiving.  You continue to trivialize it.

Wasn't trashing on Walmart, just using them as an example of employment numbers.  Retail and sports are still apples and oranges in terms of the number of people who have to work and the number of days off over the entire weekend.  The people forced to work Thanksgiving sporting events at least get one or more days off the rest of the weekend in lieu of Thanksgiving.  Very few retail workers get a full day off that weekend now that most stores are open on Thanksgiving.

[Pete from Boston]

As for why people are so consumerist these days... blame advertising.

Agreed.  I blame others for all my worst behavior.  Isn't that the American way?

[vdeane]

There are well known psychological effects for how this stuff works.  It's the same mechanism that makes people susceptible to propaganda and groupthink.

[J N Winkler]

Agreed.  I blame others for all my worst behavior.  Isn't that the American way?

"I voted SPD in 1932.  It is not my fault the country went to the dogs after 1933."

[Pete from Boston]

There are well known psychological effects for how this stuff works.  It's the same mechanism that makes people susceptible to propaganda and groupthink.

I guess we are wired to take instruction from advertising, then.