> Unemployment in Greece is nearly triple what it is in the US (14%). This implies that Greece's unemployment is a result of their parental leave policies, whi

> Unemployment in Greece is nearly triple what it is in the US (14%). This implies that Greece's unemployment is a result of their parental leave policies, which is, of course, not true at all. Greece is used as an example particularly because of its bad economy; If a country that's doing as badly as Greece can do it, why can't the US? If you want examples of "successful" economies doing it, there are plenty of those too.