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I don't assume that the options are mutually exclusive. That said, I'm pragmatic enough to know that someone has to pay for a system like the Danes'. It comes

by irq11 17y ago

I don't assume that the options are mutually exclusive. That said, I'm pragmatic enough to know that someone has to pay for a system like the Danes'. It comes at the expense of high taxes for all. But if we're talking about curious, all-or-nothing thinking, I have to wonder why you're so obsessively focused on the French? A quick Google search tells me that the unemployment rate in Denmark (horrible social welfare state and all), is only around 5%. Perhaps the problems in France are specific to France?

patio11 17y ago
I generally assume Americans/Europeans are comparatively well-informed on the economies and present socio/political situations of America/Europe. I could have used Japan as the main example, but if I alluded to something like "90% of the foreign population from my town is either unemployed or has emigrated in response to a government policy which paid foreigners to leave" I'd probably have to give you the back story on why central Japan has lots of Peruvians/Brazilians and their social status, then give you a rundown on what the difference between a seishain and a hakkenshain is, then discuss the changing norms about lifetime employment, then explain why the Japanese benefit system makes it almost impossible to land a seishain job unless you look like the perfect applicant, and finally get to the actual numbers which demonstrate my point. Which would be difficult because I have about five minutes left on my lunch break and then it is back to the web programming salt mines.
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- sailormoon 17y ago
  Do you see the discrepancy in your recognising that you need to give all sorts of specific details as to the background and circumstances leading to the immigrant employment problems in Japan, but you're willing to make broad generalisations about France? In truth the two situations are likely as mind-boggingly complicated as each other.

by irq11 17y ago

patio11 17y ago

I generally assume Americans/Europeans are comparatively well-informed on the economies and present socio/political situations of America/Europe. I could have used Japan as the main example, but if I alluded to something like "90% of the foreign population from my town is either unemployed or has emigrated in response to a government policy which paid foreigners to leave" I'd probably have to give you the back story on why central Japan has lots of Peruvians/Brazilians and their social status, then give you a rundown on what the difference between a seishain and a hakkenshain is, then discuss the changing norms about lifetime employment, then explain why the Japanese benefit system makes it almost impossible to land a seishain job unless you look like the perfect applicant, and finally get to the actual numbers which demonstrate my point. Which would be difficult because I have about five minutes left on my lunch break and then it is back to the web programming salt mines.

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sailormoon 17y ago
Do you see the discrepancy in your recognising that you need to give all sorts of specific details as to the background and circumstances leading to the immigrant employment problems in Japan, but you're willing to make broad generalisations about France? In truth the two situations are likely as mind-boggingly complicated as each other.