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Old 10-03-2015, 10:17 PM
 
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I'm from Australia and I would say it has great job security. It is pretty hard to be fired, unless you really screw up and after several warnings.
So is Japan. And I don't think it is good for economy.
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Old 10-04-2015, 07:55 AM
 
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US government workers, too, make a little less than private industry workers up front, but job security, pension, and healthcare benefit far outweigh the slightly smaller salary.

Did I mention they are part of the ruling establishment? For a private industry worker, you don't have a job if your company doesn't make any money. Government workers always have money from taxes. If they want more money, they just charge you more taxes and fees.

They live like kings and queens here.

Apparently you have never looked at COL
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Old 10-04-2015, 12:55 PM
 
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So I used your source (OECD) to come up with the average disposable income and wealth of the counties you were bragging on and here's what OECD stats show....none of the counties come within half of the average wealth in the USA:

USA - Average disposable income $41,355, Average wealth - $145,769
France - Average disposable income $28,799, Average wealth - $48,741
Spain - Average disposable income $22,477, Average wealth - $24,744
Germany - Average disposable income $31,252, Average wealth - $50,394
Canada - Average disposable income $29,365, Average wealth - $67,913

People from inconsequential countries are so cute when they come up with irrelevant stats to try to put down the dominant country in the world.
You also have to factor in 4-5 weeks paid vacation, paid parental leave, subsidized child care and other welfare services. That is often more important for the average European than an extra $10k-15k per year. Rich people (in Spain, UK, Germany, and so on) can always afford to pay for help and they do not need government welfare services.
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Old 10-06-2015, 11:29 AM
 
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You also have to factor in 4-5 weeks paid vacation, paid parental leave, subsidized child care and other welfare services. That is often more important for the average European than an extra $10k-15k per year. Rich people (in Spain, UK, Germany, and so on) can always afford to pay for help and they do not need government welfare services.
Not to mention free education.
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Old 10-06-2015, 12:00 PM
 
Location: Phoenix
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You also have to factor in 4-5 weeks paid vacation, paid parental leave, subsidized child care and other welfare services. That is often more important for the average European than an extra $10k-15k per year. Rich people (in Spain, UK, Germany, and so on) can always afford to pay for help and they do not need government welfare services.
Agreed, I get 10 weeks paid vacation per year and my company throws in an additional $15K for flights. In general though, the benefits are more generous for European workers. My company has offices worldwide and I see the breakdown of wages and benefits costs for workers in different countries. At times I have wondered if I would enjoy the Euro system more but for me, I would rather have the additional money and be able to retire and not depend on succeeding generations to fund my pension/retirement.

As far as the original question about job security, Euro Zone unemployment rate is 11% and the USA is 5.1%.
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Old 10-06-2015, 01:53 PM
 
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Italy beats all countries.
If you don't have job you can't be fired.
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