France is it!

My Internet access is horrible here. Besides the fact it costs $9\hour and being Europe no one works so I can't get to a terminal during any sane hours, when the thing is open 20 people are lined up in back of me tapping their toes. Why can't the government pay them to sit at the bar drinking like the rest of Europe.

OK, I have some Internet now in the mountains of Italy, but its slow. I'll try and update.

Spain: Great deal for citizens but the are exporting immigrants as fast as they can fill shipping containers. Economy collapsed 15% unemployment, social services failing. My friends claim free health care and it works and they are happy with it, but no more free rides since economy collapsed.
France: I think we may have a winner. My friends say free health care and generally OK with some waiting. Best part is I think? the floodgates are still open for the Mike Endrizzi's of the world to weazle onto the system. Don't quote me on this, but so far I think this is my best bet.
Italy: Once again day late and dollar short. The last government open the floodgates and the Italians were overwhelmed with warm bodies looking for free hair transplants from around the world. So they ejected that government and the new government has slammed the doors shut in MY face, and I'm Italian! How dare they, I am a citizen of the world, an unwashed peasant, a lowly contractor. Geez louise, during the great Depression the USA took in tons of guineas like my mom and dad and now when the America is on its last dying breath, what about me????? Yes you get free health care and they seem to be happy with the level of care.

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One thing that is universal. My friends are from left, right, north, south all political walks of life. They all agree that centralized universal health care is a good thing and works for them. I'm thinking they dont realize that you can get excellent care in USA if you can get into the system, I think they are use to living in North Korea like health care type standards so it seems to work? Not sure. I guess I can see the USA taking the dive and in the beginning it will suck and we will stand in long lines to get a flu shot, but 20 years from now our kids will think it is just normal.

Taxes: These are all very general
Spain: 30% for minimum income worker
France: 40% for minimum income worker
Italy: 20% for minimum income worker, 60% for larger wages

GAS:
Italy, France generally near $7.75\gallon,
spain around $6.50

Housing Prices:
Italy: 900 sqft condo mountain vacation home off beaten path nothing special $400,000

General Economy:
Spain: North is OK, rest of country it is like USA 15% unemployment
France: Generally OK
Germany: Generally OK
Italy: North is doing very well, no unemployment. South Italy was, is , will always be in tanks
Holland: projected 1 million unemployed, total pop is 16 million.

I still don't understand how these Euro economy work. No one works 40 hour weeks - 35 to 38, they get 13 months of payroll ( 1 month xmas bonus), 6 weeks paid vacation, free health care, $300/baby, doctor can write a 6 week prescription for paid vacation if you are burned out, retire when you are 55 if you work 30 years, the list goes on. I think we are all suckers in the USA killing ourselves for the man. Except Dan, stop reading this blog and go back to work for the man or I will continue not to pay you.

Later,
dreez