#spanishrevolution

[Beerina]

With 45% unemployment among the young, I'm willing to bet they have asinine laws making it almost impossible to fire people, as much of the rest of Europe does, as well as other asinine laws restricting the work week to 37 1/2 hours or 35 hours, under the discredited, false, disproven theory that by restricting the amount of hours people can work, that, since a certain amount of work must get done, therefore business will hire more, reducing unemployment.


I'm also willing to bet that, whatever else these protests produce, it won't be a change in that or other business-unfriendly laws that would actually free up free citizens to create productive, growing, hiring businesses.

 

[Eddie Dane]

With 45% unemployment among the young, I'm willing to bet they have asinine laws making it almost impossible to fire people, as much of the rest of Europe does, as well as other asinine laws restricting the work week to 37 1/2 hours or 35 hours, under the discredited, false, disproven theory that by restricting the amount of hours people can work, that, since a certain amount of work must get done, therefore business will hire more, reducing unemployment.


I'm also willing to bet that, whatever else these protests produce, it won't be a change in that or other business-unfriendly laws that would actually free up free citizens to create productive, growing, hiring businesses.

Try finding a job in France if you're an immigrant. Employers know they will be forever stuck with you and are thus reluctant to hire people they don't quite trust or understand.
Remember when immigrant youths set fire to half of Paris because the can't find a job?

Sarko tried to change some rules to make firing (and thus hiring) easier, and the whole French white middle class took to the street to protest for their "right" to keep their ass in that desk chair for life. (well, until retirement).

There is your clue how this will probably go in Spain. It's a stalemate.