How do Americans view Europeans? - Page 22

One Outer · #**211** 10-22-2007, 06:24 PM

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I don't have numbers at hand to back this up, but I am pretty sure that Europeans are increasing their productivity each year faster than Americans are, despite these laws.

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Eventually we reach a point where the standard of living in the serious welfare states can't conceivably go up much more. Then the productivity is irrelevant unless we're talking about maintaining as opposed to increasing.

That's not true.

http://bigpicture.typepad.com/commen...uropean_p.html

Of course, that only matters if you find productivity rates to be of particular importance (they're not).

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How are productivity rates not particularly important? Increasing productivity is the best indicator of an increase in standard of living in a market economy.

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magne87 · #**212** 10-22-2007, 06:27 PM

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To me it seems like the American system in general creates bigger winners but also bigger losers than the more sosialist system in Norway.

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So true..

One Outer · #**213** 10-22-2007, 06:28 PM

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For reference I am an educated (2 master's degrees) Texan who would be considered a religious conservative by others. Yes I voted for Bush.

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Unless the degrees are in Theory of NASCAR and Physical Education from DeVry, does not compute.

I couldn't help myself. Seriously, though. WTF?

One Outer · #**214** 10-22-2007, 06:30 PM

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To me it seems like the American system in general creates bigger winners but also bigger losers than the more sosialist system in Norway.

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QFT. I think you could probably say this about any of the Western European countries.

Barretboy · #**215** 10-22-2007, 06:41 PM

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For reference I am an educated (2 master's degrees) Texan who would be considered a religious conservative by others. Yes I voted for Bush.

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I also have a degree with a masters, and considered a religious conservative by others and I voted for Bush once as well. And no, my degree was not in NASCAR.

Kimbell175113 · #**216** 10-22-2007, 07:22 PM

randomcards and Barretboy were doing some 12th level voting we'll never understand

Barretboy · #**217** 10-22-2007, 07:26 PM

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randomcards and Barretboy were doing some 12th level voting we'll never understand

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I know, crazy isn't it?

Dudd · #**218** 10-22-2007, 07:35 PM

Barretboy's avatar makes up for it though, everytime he posts I have to watch it 4-5 times before forcing myself to look away.

TheNoodleMan · #**219** 10-22-2007, 07:46 PM

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Americans are very humble.

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More humble than you, that's for damn sure.

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This isn't getting the love it deserves.

randomcards · #**220** 10-22-2007, 08:27 PM

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For reference I am an educated (2 master's degrees) Texan who would be considered a religious conservative by others. Yes I voted for Bush.

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Unless the degrees are in Theory of NASCAR and Physical Education from DeVry, does not compute.

I couldn't help myself. Seriously, though. WTF?

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MBA in Finance and a MS in Computer Science.

I grew up in military family, am pro-life, believe in smaller government, morally conservative, from the South. married to a rancher's daughter. How can I not be a Republican?

I have to admit though, I don't get NASCAR....lol

Not all conservatives are hillbilly morons, just as all liberals aren't (<insert random stereotype here&gt