Not so. The company I worked for was based in Paris. I worked many years in Europe, Mexico, Japan, & USA. We are ahead of most any European system. Un-employment in France normally runs about 12%. Did you miss the riots in Paris by the poor workers of Paris? Daily living cost in England, France, etc would blow you away. How about $6-$8 a gallon for gas. Health care. Those in Europe that have the money still pay for private health care, or go to the USA when they really need good care. Vacation. The government tells all the factories to shut down for the month during the summer. How many people can you fit on a beach at one time? If your goal is the socialist type governments of Europe, then look no further, we already have them beat.
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Not so. The company I worked for was based in Paris. I worked many years in Europe, Mexico, Japan, & USA. We are ahead of most any European system. Un-employment in France normally runs about 12%. Did you miss the riots in Paris by the poor workers of Paris? Daily living cost in England, France, etc would blow you away. How about $6-$8 a gallon for gas. Health care. Those in Europe that have the money still pay for private health care, or go to the USA when they really need good care. Vacation. The government tells all the factories to shut down for the month during the summer. How many people can you fit on a beach at one time? If your goal is the socialist type governments of Europe, then look no further, we already have them beat.
America talks a lot about free trade, but is happy to have protectionist tariffs that benefit US corporations. Brazilian ethanol, which is made from sugar and is considerably cheaper than our corn-based kind, is effectively kept out of the US.
Not from what I read.
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/articles/hof/HofJune07.html
In March of 2007, President Bush and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva formed an ethanol alliance. This relationship focuses on creating a global ethanol market. The geopolitical relationship has the potential for creating a global presence for Brazil as a major ethanol exporter to the world’s energy starved markets.
Currently about 20 percent of Brazil’s ethanol is exported. Of this amount, one-third goes to the U.S. with Japan and India consuming most of the remainder. Japan and Sweden are looking to increase ethanol imports from Brazil to help meet the Kyoto agreement requirements. Concerns about global warming will further improve Brazil’s opportunity.
In addition to Brazil’s ethanol potential, the increased usage of U.S. corn for ethanol production and the resulting decrease in soybean acres will serve to open up export markets for Brazil to increase its corn and soybean production.