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New Tolerance
2nd October 2004, 20:54
The "unoffical" US unemployment rate including people who gave up looking for work is actually over 9 percent:

http://www.boston.com/business/articles/20...den_unemployed/ (http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2004/06/14/us_jobless_rate_misses_hidden_unemployed/)

Social democratic France has higher productivity than the US:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/newcron...AC/ecobac/eb022 (http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/newcronos/queen/display.do?screen=detail&language=en&product=STRIND_ECOBAC&root=STRIND_ECOBAC/ecobac/eb022)
h&s
2nd October 2004, 21:00
Social democratic France has higher productivity than the US:
Since when was France run by social democrats?
New Tolerance
2nd October 2004, 21:28
Put it this way: In many people's minds France is "more" social democrat than the US. This thing can basically be used against cappies who declare Europe to be more inefficient because it is more "socialist".
Anti-Capitalist1
2nd October 2004, 22:54
Originally posted by New [email protected] 2 2004, 08:28 PM
Put it this way: In many people's minds France is "more" social democrat than the US. This thing can basically be used against cappies who declare Europe to be more inefficient because it is more "socialist".
I've heard that arguement a couple of times. Thanks for the information, it should come in handy. Also, what exactly is that "economic left/right" rating in your signature?
ComradeRed
2nd October 2004, 23:17
Its from www.politicalcompass.org
Gringo-a-Go-Go
7th October 2004, 00:50
Originally posted by Anti-[email protected] 2 2004, 09:54 PM
what exactly is that "economic left/right" rating in your signature?

According to that website I'm a raving anarcho-libertarian.
Who knew?
Rasta Sapian
7th October 2004, 01:33
Originally posted by New [email protected] 2 2004, 08:28 PM
Put it this way: In many people's minds France is "more" social democrat than the US. This thing can basically be used against cappies who declare Europe to be more inefficient because it is more "socialist".
france is just another old impirialist dog chewing on a bone, give a dog a bone, and he will find his way home.
just envious of the american greed, we we