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To: LindyBill who wrote (250286)	5/16/2008 9:13:45 PM
From: goldworldnet	Respond to of 794001

"going out of business." Europe may be getting nervous. France and Germany have elected conservative leaders. If the US and Europe can get together on the war on terror, we will have a lot more success. * * *

To: LindyBill who wrote (250286)	5/16/2008 9:14:52 PM
From: Snowshoe	Respond to of 794001

Compared to most of Europe, France has quite generous subsidies for child bearing... For Helena Frith Powell, having a third child was a luxury she could afford only by moving to France. She and her husband left their native Sussex, in England, to live in a converted farmhouse in the Languedoc region, in south west France. Her bigger-than-average family is favoured by the French government. On top of the usual generous maternity and paternity benefits, mothers of third children are free to take a year off work, largely at the authorities' expense. Since 2005, 750 euros ($1,160; £589) a month have been on offer, regardless of how much the mother was earning before. Plus, there are perks: subsidised first class rail travel, holiday vouchers and money towards childcare at home if you do not want to make use of the free state creche facilities. more: news.bbc.co.uk