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Old 03-16-2023, 09:57 PM   #17
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The other side of this is how he just decided without a vote. Not really practicing what they preach.
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There are two sides to every story. It's a bit inauthentic to call yourself a democracy and just shove such a change down. Certainly a lot of European countries can be labelled lazy or whatever but I really do applaud them in many ways as in North America it seems to be the corporate sector pulling the strings more and more. At least in many of these countries there a quality of life aspect. I believe France has the most vacation time in the world at something like 2 months vacation or something like that. There should be more countries pushing for better work/life balance. I work 60 hours a week and it takes a terrible toll quickly (I'm not proud of that).
Not sure I agree with this. We vote in people to make decisions and if we don’t like them vote in new people. But if your government is unable to form decisions based on the mechanisms of your democracy then really you don’t have a functioning government which is when you get Canada / USA. It’s not a good spot to be in. Decisions need to be made at some point.
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