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To: quidnunc
A recent study by the Austrian Labor Council shows that the portion of GDP devoted to the social safety net is greater in the United States than it is in Europe; although European states generously pay out more in welfare benefits, they take much more back through higher tax rates.

Huh? Good heavens - anyone seen this study? This would be extremely interesting if true.

8 posted on 11/30/2004 12:54:57 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: Billthedrill
Huh? Good heavens - anyone seen this study? This would be extremely interesting if true.

Another name for that policy is economic redistribution. Always a bad thing.

How hard will you work if it's "to each according to his needs"?

10 posted on 11/30/2004 2:21:45 PM PST by Publius6961 (The most abundant things in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.)
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