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To: Tokhtamish
Do you see European countries exporting their skilled jobs ? No, you don't, because their powerful unions would never stand for it. European workers have a strong voice to protect their standard of living. American workers don't.

No, they're not exporting their jobs, just their entire economy. What is the unemployment rate in Europe? Sure, the standard of living is protected - with mandated 5 week vacations and free universal day care. It's the socialist dream. So why is unemployment in Europe twice the US rate? hmmm...

By the way, the Europeans are outsourcing too, including from Western to Eastern Europe. They are just doing it discretely. Most likely labor leaders are complicit. They recognize that if Europe does nothing, it will be entirely marginalized economically. The European socialists are just trying to do the bear minimum that will allow them to sustain the welfare state and to make up the difference using the "oil for palaces" program, etc.

137 posted on 05/26/2003 6:05:50 PM PDT by Huber
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To: Huber
discretely = discreetly

bear = bare

Not to nitpick but it's distracting when you mix up your homonyms, dude.

467 posted on 05/27/2003 3:02:34 AM PDT by Neanderthal (Kick their @$$ and take their gas.)
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