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To: michael97123 who wrote (77676)	2/26/2003 10:14:28 AM
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The earler belgian post and yours are examples of what should be a new neocon domestic movement on the rise. I would rather call it a necessity of reducing the role of the public sector and of trade unions. The ratio of public expenditures to GDP is close to 50%, way too high (30% in the USA). sgipt.org The German party which is most strongly in favor of increasing individual responsibility is the FDP - "liberals" in the traditional sense. fdp.de The 35-h-weeks are a myth which can only be preserved by some public employers. Otherwise there's a lot of overtime work, currently about 1.6 billion hours/year. de.news.yahoo.com I have a number of friends with 60- to 80-h-weeks.