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| Unemployment Rate Falls Again |
| 2010-08-09 |
| - In Switzerland. Unemployment continued its downward trend in July, falling to 3.6 per cent. There were 142,330 people registered as unemployed, 2,143 fewer than at the end of June. The number of jobless between the ages of 15 and 24 had risen by 1,368 or 6.5 per cent. The US would be much happier if its unemployment rate were ONLY 6.5 percent A message to Jerry Pournelle points out something: Switzerland is the forgotten example in many things. It is high on many “quality of life” factors. Why don’t MSM commentators ever refer to Switzerland? Is it because it has the most decentralised government system? Is it because there is a gun in every Swiss family home? Why is the Swiss model never quoted for repairing broken constitutions, eg Afghanistan? I asked a Swiss person I met at a party here in Melbourne. She said, “oh, they are all hopelessly conservative over there” Lucky Swiss. |
| Posted by:Anguper Hupomosing9418 |
| #5 Now I know where to go when the liberals are done flushing our republic down the toilet. Too bad they probably won't let me in for fear that I might bring "Amercian Socialism" with me. |
| Posted by: Keenster 2010-08-09 13:32 |
| #4 Why don't MSM commentators ever refer to Switzerland? It doesn't fit into their left-wing liberal meme. Conservative = bad. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-08-09 12:36 |
| #3 In Switzerland education is a matter of the cantons, it is not something that is decided on the federal level. With very few exceptions 2 foreign languages are mandatory, one national language (mostly German/French where applicable) and English. The Swiss political system is really unique among the Western Democracies, as it is a direct democracy with some representative elements. Decisions by parliaments and the executive at the local and federal level are related to small issues of day-to-day administration. Big policy decisions always require a referendum. I actually don't fault the MSM for ignoring the Swiss model. It is too different to teach anything specific to a representative democracy. |
| Posted by: Spinemble Sproing7221 2010-08-09 10:53 |
| #2 You mean the multicultural multilingual Swiss Confederation where, although there are four official languages, English, not one of those four, is mandatory study as a second language in school as they consider it the language of science, technology, medicine, commerce, etc (ie the language of opportunity and advancement). |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-08-09 06:46 |
| #1 "I like your cheese. You know, the one with the holes in it." |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-08-09 05:18 |