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Join Date: 27 Apr 2010
Location:  KuwaitPosts: 303 |
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Fiscal crises threaten Europe's generous benefits |
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LONDON (AP) -- Six weeks of vacation a year. Retirement at 60. Thousands of euros for having a baby. A good university education for less than the cost of a laptop.
The system known as the European welfare state was built after World War II as the keystone of a shared prosperity meant to prevent future conflict. Generous lifelong benefits have since become a defining feature of modern Europe |
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