Thanks Thom. You reminded me of my one and only trip to Europe. Two weeks in Paris October of '84 with my father who was visiting his well to do Aunt who owned a large manufacturer of light bulbs.
Paris was the cleanest major city I had ever seen. Street cleaners doing manual labor everywhere. My aunt shared that they make basic living wa…
Thanks Thom. You reminded me of my one and only trip to Europe. Two weeks in Paris October of '84 with my father who was visiting his well to do Aunt who owned a large manufacturer of light bulbs.
Paris was the cleanest major city I had ever seen. Street cleaners doing manual labor everywhere. My aunt shared that they make basic living wages, but all had full medical, and could go to college if they wanted. At the time the average tax rate including the VAT taxes for an average citizen was 45-50%. That was my first exposure to what you are talking about.
It's a standing "joke" that at anytime there is at least one major union on strike, assuring their wages stay in line. No strikes needed for benefits! As for my aunt the well to do business owner, she was making reasonable money "high' taxes notwithstanding.
Thanks Thom. You reminded me of my one and only trip to Europe. Two weeks in Paris October of '84 with my father who was visiting his well to do Aunt who owned a large manufacturer of light bulbs.
Paris was the cleanest major city I had ever seen. Street cleaners doing manual labor everywhere. My aunt shared that they make basic living wages, but all had full medical, and could go to college if they wanted. At the time the average tax rate including the VAT taxes for an average citizen was 45-50%. That was my first exposure to what you are talking about.
It's a standing "joke" that at anytime there is at least one major union on strike, assuring their wages stay in line. No strikes needed for benefits! As for my aunt the well to do business owner, she was making reasonable money "high' taxes notwithstanding.