Re:In France, New Review of 35-Hour Workweek
by jiggy2011 on Monday December 01, 2014 @04:56AM
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The taxable income of the couple would go down only if the maid continues the same work that she did before the marriage but for free rather than getting a different job, but this is quite a specific case that is outside of the norm.
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Re:In France, New Review of 35-Hour Workweek
by dalke on Monday December 01, 2014 @05:50AM
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You wrote "this will impact GDP and thus the state's ability to ...", as if that were a bad thing, or at least something to be avoided.
If so, then your logic says that this "outside of the norm" case is also a bad thing for the country, or at least something to be avoided.
Most would disagree with you. For that matter, my own g'grandmother worked as a maid for a man, who she later married. I don't see why you get to call my family history "outside of the norm" simply because it disagrees with your view of economics.