[quote=CA renter][quote=AN][quote=CA renter][quote=AN]I think we should adopt Sweden’s social safety net. I love what the Swedish get over there. Permanent unemployment, start out at 90% of your salary and plateau at at 60% and stay that way for the rest of your life. Add in free healthcare, free higher education, and it’s nirvana.[/quote]
You mean this Sweden?…
Yeah, I’m sure it really sucks. ;)[/quote]
How did you read nirvana = suck? I’m confused? I would love to have what the Swedes have, right now. That mean I can try to get myself layoff the day they enact the changes and I can retire. I’m really envious of what they get over there.[/quote]
Contrary to what you seem to believe, a strong social safety net does not mean that people stop working, nor does it mean that they become less productive, nor does it mean that the economy is doomed.
The most productive countries (surely the countries that lack social safety nets would come out on top, according to your theory…let’s see what the facts are):
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/eco_ove_pro_ppp-economy-overall-productivity-ppp%5B/quote%5D
Again, please reread my post. YOu’re reading into something that I never said and argue a point I never made. I, as in me, I would do such thing. This is not my belief. It’s a 100% fact, I would do it. I could careless what others would or wouldn’t do. I said I’m envious of of what they get over there.
On a more general point, have you ever work with any Swedish or Finnish? I’ve worked with plenty. Trust me when I say, they’re not even close to us in term of productivity. They also get overtime regardless of their pay (there’s no salary w/ no overtime over there). So, I see plenty of Swedes that would do what ever they can to work slower, or create more work for themselves to get paid more overtime. This is not some statistic data, it’s what I see all time time, since I work for a Swedish company.
My American coworkers and I on the other hand don’t get paid overtime, so we would try and finish that same amount of work as fast as we can so we can spend time with our families. If I was in their shoes, I’d do the exact same thing they’re doing.
