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Re:Living in Switzerland ruined me for America and its lousy... by digi_owl on Saturday August 01, 2015 @02:42PM (#9988183)
Sadly there are concerted political effort being focused on going American in the Nordics, as the current system is considered "inefficient". Even the supposed left is in on the game, pulling a double talk akin to UK's Labor...
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Re:Living in Switzerland ruined me for America and its lousy... by Cthulhu_ on Saturday August 01, 2015 @06:38PM (#9988988)
That's because the benefits are expensive, from a capitalistic point of view - six weeks maternity leave? That's six weeks of lost productivity!

I think it's important that everyone keeps defending the liberties and rights that we (in Europe) have right now - and that the people in the US that just accept their shitty working environments because it's considered normal fight it, and demand what I think is getting basic human rights like caring for your newborn without losing your job or getting into financial trouble over it.

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