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I don't think it's generous compared to the rest of the EU?
by lol768 7y ago
I don't think it's generous compared to the rest of the EU?
- toyg 7y agoIndeed, most EU countries guarantee the same or better. But in the US (and most of the world, to be brutally honest) it's a different league. The reason? That most vilified of ideas: socialism.
- LudwigNagasena 7y agoThe reason is labour movements. All European countries are deeply capitalist.
- benj111 7y agoYou can be socialist (in the European sense) and Capitalist at the same time. Just like capitalism doesn't have to be Laissez-faire, business knows best, let them do what they want. So Socialism doesn't have to equal Communism. The labour movements of which you speak, often formed political parties, in the UK that was the Labour party. Industries were nationalised, employment rights were given, the NHS was founded. Nevertheless the economy was fundamentally capitalist.
- toyg 7y agoI suggest you go read the history of labour movements across Europe, where they came from, what political parties they begat, what figures brought them support and so on. European countries are fundamentally social-democratic. Have a look at the etymology of that term.