Posted on 09/22/2006 3:56:39 PM PDT by bruinbirdman
A major reason the United States has experienced more economic growth than most developed countries is that unions and the government have, for the most part, been sensible enough to recognize both differences in job requirements and in personal preferences, says Richard Rahn, director general of the Center for Global Economic Growth.
Nowhere is this more evident than within the European Union (EU). Rigid work rules have handcuffed employers and employees with mandatory breaks and days off that completely ignore the necessity of "crunch time" at busy firms, or the freedom for employees to choose their own schedules, and to work as hard and earn as much as they wish, says Rahn:
** The predictable result is there has been little growth in private-sector employment in the EU.
** In fact, the United States, with a smaller population, has created more private sector jobs in the last four years than Europe has in the last 20.
** And slow private sector growth has led to sluggish, inefficient economies.
Consider:
** Sweden has created virtually no new net private sector jobs since 1950, and has fallen from the fourth-richest, on a per capita basis, member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in 1970 to only 16th now.
** Germany is slated to raise its value added tax (VAT) from 16 to 19 percent at the beginning of 2007; this will further dampen consumer demand, and lead to even lower job creation, already at an unemployment rate of more than 10 percent.
** France has a requirement that workers not work more than 35 hours weekly, even if they want to, and the almost impossibility of firing workers, no matter how lazy and incompetent.
Source: Richard Rahn, "European Job-Killing Machine," Washington Times, September 21, 2006.
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I'm curious, what do the Europeans make???
"In fact, the United States, with a smaller population, has created more private sector jobs in the last four years than Europe has in the last 20."
And with that one fact you have to ask yourself just exactly how insane are the idiot American liberals that keep denouncing their own country because it's not enough like wonderful Europe.
"Socialism doesn't work" Proof # 34,753,512;)
Well there is that A380 jet, wait no...um MOSQUE!
Leica, Hassleblad, Fiat, some Mercedes, some GM cars, Jaguars, ... same stuff as you get here but with different labels. ;-}
>>I'm curious, what do the Europeans make???<<
Airbus 380's. Eventually.
And Cheese.
The British are good at boiling meat, as I understand.
France - GDP - per capita (PPP): $29,900 (2005 est.)
Germany - GDP - per capita (PPP): $30,400 (2005 est.)
Italy - GDP - per capita (PPP): $29,200 (2005 est.)
Sweden - GDP - per capita (PPP): $29,800 (2005 est.)
Denmark - GDP - per capita (PPP): $34,600 (2005 est.)
United States of America - GDP - per capita (PPP): $41,800 (2005 est.)
yitbos
yitbos
Take the hookers out of the equation in Denmark and the number drops to about $18,500.
Socialism sucks..
They are all case workers for Muslim welfare recipients.
"...I'm curious, what do the Europeans make???..."
A lot of really good beer. Also, the best shotguns and rifles.
"We need to be more like Europe" - John F'in Kerry
Hey....we saw a whole car lot of those little itsy bitsy cars here the other day........wonder how fast they can peddle them things.
I get some nice Danish butter cookies from time to time.
yitbos
Cheese, glass and excuses.
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