France says 35-hour week is failing
Awwwwww...
Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of weasels - from the
Chicago Sun-Times:
bq. The French government Monday described the 35-hour working week as a financial disaster that was costing the state billions of dollars and promised to reform the system despite fierce union opposition.
bq. The finance minister, Nicolas Sarkozy, said that the 35-hour week had burdened the state with additional social charges and that it had demoralized millions of workers.
bq. "The Socialists made a decision which is not compatible with our responsibilities to Europe," he said. He suggested a system whereby those who wanted to stay on the 35-hour week could do so, but those who wanted to work and earn more had greater latitude.
bq. The 35-hour week came into effect in 1997, as the Socialists' idea for reducing unemployment. Unemployment now is just under 10 percent.
And people still think that Socialism (and/or Marxism and Communism) works?
Posted by DaveH at May 18, 2004 2:15 PM