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Originally Posted by chachacha
i HAVE lived in Europe for four years in Madrid and five months in Belgium and three months in Italy...i have seen the high cost of everything, the discontent of the people trying to work off the books so that the govt would not take most of their pay, i have read the state owned newspapers and seen the state owned tv stations... i have seen where everyone knew their place and never had a dream of becoming successful or moving up in society...i have seen the 27% unemployment rates...believe me, a nice touristy trip to europe does not show you the whole picture...that is precisely why these people's last prayer is that America succeeds in ousting this leftist govt or none of us will have a chance to get out from under them....they are looking to us to lead the world back to freedom.
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So please explain to me how it is that the stronger EU countries (most notable France and Germany) have lower unemployment? Heck, France counts their unemployed the same way we do but they get benefits for FAR longer - meaning that their unemployment includes many who, if they were unemployed that long in the US, would no longer be counted.
I'm not saying that the EU is the prime model - not AT ALL! What I *am* saying is that there may be some things we could learn (like how to slash our health care bills in half while still keeping private insurance).