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Quote by: Mr.Vicchio Well nono, you need to understand you have no clue what you're talking about when it comes to employment in America. Land of working poor... ROFL. Whatever man. Keep reading the looney sites that tell you America is jsut a poor working country ruled by a few elites. It's better to have a job and earn ones way then have it handed to you by the benevolent "government" |
Just as you know little about Europe that isn't handed to you by loony sites that thinks all European's are welfare scroungers.
Firstly, the 'EU' isn't socialist, many of it's
members are social democratic states to different degrees.
Oh, and although I havn't looked into it from this angle particularly, I dare say you'd find if you remove France and Germany the numbers look a lot better. Germany is poised for reforms shortly and France will do in time.
I agree that changes must be made, and made they will when things get worse. However, we can also point to the UK, which made some sacrifices of it's holy cows, the mines and heavy industry, but in the long run has been able to maintain a social model while thriving. France and Germany will reform and make hard sacrifices like we did, but it certainly does not mean we have to destroy our welfare systems. We simply have to become a little leaner, rather than have critical surgery.
Oh, and a 35hr week is not being imposed, it's a 48hr week that's being opposed, and there are lefties, me included, who oppose such a move. It is well intentioned but mistaken, and will hit many of the workers hard. One of my friends regularly works a 70 week in a car body shop in order to make ends meet, if his hours are cut down he'll either need a second job, a new job or resign himself to living at home.