GTA VI launch could cost US economy $1B in one day

What BBN said about it

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWe promised you this one: Grand Theft Auto Six launches Tuesday, November nineteenth, and the New York Post says the country could lose a billion dollars in productivity that day.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAn estimated one point five million American workers are projected to take the day off or call in sick, according to LatestLY, and a Spanish economist figures that cuts national productivity by about two percent.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOne point five million people lying to their managers on the same Tuesday. That is the most organized the American workforce has ever been.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSome fans are treating the following five days as public holidays, and one software engineer told the Wall Street Journal he's taking all five.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI call that a commitment to wellness.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFive days.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd the billion is an estimate, not a recorded loss. So the real damage is whatever your boss believes when you cough.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBrock, even the weather is taking the day off, right?