On 18/01/2010 4:32 AM, bpuharic wrote:

and middle class incomes in europe are on a par with those in the US
and have kept pace with ours as well over the last 30 years. we just
dont have the safety net they do, having chosen, instead, to insulate
the rich from the results of their greed.

Gross per hour worked, I would agree. Many do make less, but the time
off they get is fantastic.

In net after taxes and spending power, utter bull****. And this is what
counts. How much is left after the essentials.

I have lived in the UK, Norway, USA and Canada. I don't even need to
look this up. You are blowing this one out of your arse.