Re: LOTR and 20th Century Western European Prejudices

On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 17:48:07 -0700, Keith Morrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>smw wrote:
>
>>> I loath the political ideals of Continental Europe.  And I despair for
>>> what's going to happen to Europeans, living under a central government
>>> based on those ideals.
>> 
>> Yes, imagine more decades upon decades of peace, prosperity, and 37h 
>> work weeks. It's too awful to contemplate.
>
>And the four week annual vacations, don't forget those.  Why, Europeans
>seem to spend almost as little time on the job as George Bush.

That's what comes from having high marginal income tax rates - you can't
attract the best people by paying them more, because they wouldn't get
to keep any of it.  So you end up having companies compete with each
other over who can have them work the least.

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