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And they have socialized medicine, extended holidays 35-40 hour work weeks, in many cases on site day care...

I think the reason many Americans "hate" the Europeans is because they have a system that is geared to allow a comfortable life, with medical care and a normal work week which allows for time with family... and they are trouncing us economically! They do half the time we do on average and yet produce almost double what we do...

Really makes you have to take a look at what we are doing and accept that it's unsustainable and really costs more than it produces. The US is still the global child and it shows. devil
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