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« Reply #50 on: April 11, 2012, 10:02 »
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^^^ True enough. However let us not forget that Greece was only allowed into the Euro by conspiring with Goldman Sachs to hide $1B of their national debt. If they're going to such lengths to lie about stuff like that then I'm not sure how much credibity I'd give to any other numbers issued by the Greek government. I don't mean to pick on the Greeks but they are a good example of why you should not blindly accept 'government statistics' ... from any government, anywhere, any time.

Yeah. What astonished me was how happy all the European bankers/leaders were to be able to install the man who must have conspired with Goldman as the unelected premier of the country, and he actually boasted that he had taken Greece into the euro and was absolutely determined to ensure it stayed there. Obviously a man that the bankers and leaders could endorse as a trusty and reliable member of their inner circle.


lisafx

« Reply #51 on: April 11, 2012, 14:38 »
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Face it guys, you're only famous for it among yourselves and in self-congratulatory articles in American magazines. It's propaganda. It's your version of the Soviet "worker hero", you want to see yourself as a nation of Stakhanovites and feel self-sacrificing and virtuous. Which is not saying that a lot of people don't work extraordinarily hard, but there are obviously lots who don't as well, otherwise it would be more than 5 minutes a day above the OECD average.


Well, there may be Americans who feel as you suggest, Baldrick, but most of the people I know who talk about how little time off they get are complaining about it, not congratulating themselves. 

Productivity is actually LOWERED when you overwork your workforce.  People need a reasonable amount of time off to perform at their best, not to mention to have fulfilling lives and functional families. 

Can't speak for anyone else, but I certainly wouldn't characterize European countries that have stronger worker protections and mandate holidays for their employees as lazy.  I view them as more enlightened than we are. 

WarrenPrice

« Reply #52 on: April 11, 2012, 14:52 »
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I think these silly "generalizations" are the source of fear and misunderstanding and are the very base for bigotry, prejudice and racism.  How can you say an entire country, race, religion, or creed is lazy or any other characteristic, for that matter.  Countries are made up of people, individuals; each with his/her own traits.  Some are lazy.  Some are not.

As for the politics -- yep.  There you may have your finger on the source of all the "financial" and or "prejudiced" policies.

As for me -- I'm lazy.  So what?   ;D

« Reply #53 on: April 11, 2012, 14:52 »
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Avoiding all the nonsense in this thread, yes Easter killed me. From Thursday to Monday very little sales. Yesterday picked up a little along with today, hoping things slowly get back on track.


 

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