Rush to Failure

[editec]

Things that appear to me to be working better for working EUROs than Americans?

Free health care (my health care is free, too...I don't have any. European morbity and mortality stats superior)
Longer vacations and better benefits at work (three or four times longer vaca for example)
Better job security/stronger legal protections and unions
Free or much much cheaper education (going to medical school in Germany? $500 Euros a year)
Cheaper rents
Better public services like transportation
Food seemed cheaper to me while I was there, too

Just off the top of my head, these things seem far superior to me.

Failed system?

We've got the failed system, folks.

 

[Freemason]

Things that appear to me to be working better for working EUROs than Americans?

Free health care (my health care is free, too...I don't have any. European morbity and mortality stats superior)
Longer vacations and better benefits at work (three or four times longer vaca for example)
Better job security/stronger legal protections and unions
Free or much much cheaper education (going to medical school in Germany? $500 Euros a year)
Cheaper rents
Better public services like transportation
Food seemed cheaper to me while I was there, too

Just off the top of my head, these things seem far superior to me.

Failed system?

We've got the failed system, folks.

Your free healthcare comment is open for debate.

 

[007]

Things that appear to me to be working better for working EUROs than Americans?

Free health care (my health care is free, too...I don't have any. European morbity and mortality stats superior)
Longer vacations and better benefits at work (three or four times longer vaca for example)
Better job security/stronger legal protections and unions
Free or much much cheaper education (going to medical school in Germany? $500 Euros a year)
Cheaper rents
Better public services like transportation
Food seemed cheaper to me while I was there, too

Just off the top of my head, these things seem far superior to me.

Failed system?

We've got the failed system, folks.

Sounds like socialism... is that what you want?

 

[Tech_Esq]

Things that appear to me to be working better for working EUROs than Americans?

Free health care (my health care is free, too...I don't have any. European morbity and mortality stats superior)
Longer vacations and better benefits at work (three or four times longer vaca for example)
Better job security/stronger legal protections and unions
Free or much much cheaper education (going to medical school in Germany? $500 Euros a year)
Cheaper rents
Better public services like transportation
Food seemed cheaper to me while I was there, too

Just off the top of my head, these things seem far superior to me.

Failed system?

We've got the failed system, folks.

Actually the criticism I've seen concerning the various studies indicating that the US has a life expectancy lower than all first world countries and down into some of the also rans, is that the study did not control for the level of fatal auto accidents that we have in this country. We kill 40,000 people per year on the roads. Europeans are nowhere near this number. While this does heavily influence the mortality rate, it is not an indictment of the the medical system. There are several other factors similar to this that influence the numbers but have nothing to do with health care.

If you control for those items and run the numbers again, we're number one. I suppose you want me to dig it up, but I'm busy right now....maybe later.

 

[Immanuel]

Rush said nothing wrong. Compare the comments from Rush to most liberals during the Bush era and they are pretty tame.

What he said may be tame compared to what Liberals said during Bush's era, but does that make it "right"? If we are going to take the high road, shouldn't we be above that or have other conservatives said, "screw the high road, this is war?

Immie

This is war, Obama is attempting to reshape our country. Obama needs to be stopped. 2010 cannot come fast enough.

Unfortunately, there is not a doggoned thing we can do about the reshaping of America under President Obama at this time and quite personally, I think the acting like whiny liberals that is coming out of the conservative movement these days is detrimental to the preservation of the Union. From all the whining coming from the right these days, it is getting damned hard to know my right from my left!

Rush said nothing wrong. Compare the comments from Rush to most liberals during the Bush era and they are pretty tame.

What he said may be tame compared to what Liberals said during Bush's era, but does that make it "right"? If we are going to take the high road, shouldn't we be above that or have other conservatives said, "screw the high road, this is war?

Immie

I don't know about Rush, don't listen to him, though I've been reading a lot about him lately. I do think the criticisms of the Obama administration thus far have been on topic, not personality. I think that in and of itself is more than a step above what was done to GW.

I quit listening to Rush years ago. In fact, it seems to me that the only people who are currently listening to Rush, Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter and the likes are liberals.

I have tried to keep my criticisms of the Obama Administration on topic. I am very much against the spending bill because I don't believe it will work and that in the long run it will help to destroy this nation. We can only count on our good credit for so long... eventually... well, I'd rather not think about that.

I also don't like the obvious favoritism of the abortion industry and a few other policies, but so far I will say, that I can not say he has been worse than GW or that he ever will be.

But, regardless, just because liberals did it, is no excuse! Right?

Immie

 

[PubliusInfinitum]

Things that appear to me to be working better for working EUROs than Americans?

Free health care (my health care is free, too...I don't have any. European morbity and mortality stats superior)
Longer vacations and better benefits at work (three or four times longer vaca for example)
Better job security/stronger legal protections and unions
Free or much much cheaper education (going to medical school in Germany? $500 Euros a year)
Cheaper rents
Better public services like transportation
Food seemed cheaper to me while I was there, too

Just off the top of my head, these things seem far superior to me.

Failed system?

ROFLMNAO... Oh GOD that's precious...

Again, notice the false premise being advanced here... The US Economy takes a tumble because of SOCIALIST POLICY MANIPULATING THE FINANCIAL MARKETS and this imbecile runs, AS NOTED ABOVE, to declare that those economies which can momentarily be shown to exist, ever so slightly, above that of the US economy, do so because 'they're working...' When in FACT, they simply SUCK LESS than we do at the moment...

Let's examine her points:

Free health care (my health care is free, too...I don't have any. European morbity and mortality stats superior)

Free? ROFL... There's nothing "FREE" about their healthcare system. It cost them a bloody fortune; a fortune which comes directly out of their means to fund MUCH more critical areas of their culture, such as defense; this due to their dependency upon THE US MILITARY... and it goes without saying that the quality of that healthcare is for SHIT... The worst US HMO is a health PARADISE compared to the British healthcare system.


Longer vacations and better benefits at work (three or four times longer vaca for example)
Better job security/stronger legal protections and unions

Hmm... I wonder how productivty is effected by these traits?
Questions: Is it possible to sustain high productivity, while one is on an extended PAID VACATION?

Does extended paid vacation to employees, who produce absolutely NOTHING during this period, while being fully compensated during this period ADD to the cost of operating a given business, thus reducing productivity, making the given company LESS COMPETETIVE?


Does the State-Mandated 'Job Security' make it more or less difficult to hire new employees with new talents and a more eager attitude and fire stale employees whose position is assured by LAW? If SO... how does such law effect the means of employers to hire? Would not such laws tend to encourage employers to avoid new hirings, because to hire them is to be stuck with them, should they turn out to be low threshold producers?



Free or much much cheaper education (going to medical school in Germany? $500 Euros a year)

An immutable principle of nature is 'one gets what one pays for'... Anyone lining up to see a Doctor who got a free education? Would you like to ride in an airplane which was designed by an engineer whose education came at no discernable price?

What is closer to the truth is would-be medical students in Germany can be indoctrinated for as little as 500 Euros a year...

Cheaper rents

I have a lovely room for rent... it is within walking distance to the beach and world class shopping; is in close proximity to a well maintained pool, sits adjacent to a full well stocked kitchen and bath... and is located in beautiful Naples on the Gulf, in sunny Southwest Florida... It's enjoys natural ventilation and is furnished in a delightful ecclectic interior design. This quaint bungalow harkins back to a quiet, more simple time and truly bespeaks the nature of old Florida.

The best part is the price... While accomadations in Naples traditionally go for over $5000 week... you can vacation in this exclusive tropical paradise for less than $100 a day.

Call Publius Infinitum today to reserve your vacation in Paradise!

Better public services like transportation

OMG! Anyone need more than this?

We've got the failed system, folks.

And there ya have it... Our system sucks because it doesn't provide a guaranteed job, a gauranteed hovel, a guaranteed medical care by the lowest common denominator...

Would anyone like to join me in offering this tool a one way trip to Europe? Of course the FREE AIR TRAVEL comes with the requirement that they NEVER RETURN TO THE US...