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So what you are saying is that it is a great place if you are content with the government deciding how to spend a very large portion of your hard earned income?

• harperlee 10y ago
  That portrayal of the French system is a little bit biased. You could just as well say: So what you are saying is that it is a great place if you are content with the government saving your life when you are ill without expecting hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills that will ruin the rest of your life? Without considering whether you are able to pay, as if you were a human being that deserves help and humanity? And helping you if you lose your job??!?! As you see, neither of them helps the discussion a lot, as they are aggressive and the typical reaction would be to take a defensive position. > Is there even an incentive to work? Most of the people there work. A little bit later, as they take more vacation. And they survive. And on average wouldn't trade it for an American lifestyle. It is a matter of life choices. And the point is that these programs enhance mobility so more people can choose, which is better.