You are correct, sir. +1Turquoise wrote:
Well, here's the thing... Isn't it true that, by decreasing taxation on overtime, he'll be allowing more people to keep more of their pay, and that, collectively, this could allow more people to consume more. If consumption goes up, then there might be an increase in jobs.
I guess I figure that increasing disposable income on a collective level should allow more people to invest or spend their money in the economy, and in general, this should increase overall production (and jobs).
Does increased investment not usually equal more jobs?...
Bah. Maximum hours legislation means less money for the willing.
Depends on how people spend their money. If it is reinvented into the French economy (French goods and services) yes.Stingray24 wrote:
You are correct, sir. +1Turquoise wrote:
Well, here's the thing... Isn't it true that, by decreasing taxation on overtime, he'll be allowing more people to keep more of their pay, and that, collectively, this could allow more people to consume more. If consumption goes up, then there might be an increase in jobs.
I guess I figure that increasing disposable income on a collective level should allow more people to invest or spend their money in the economy, and in general, this should increase overall production (and jobs).
Does increased investment not usually equal more jobs?...
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You mean maybe. There are many extenuating factors they can be involved. And besides, any gains must contend with the disincentive for employers to purchase more labor as a direct result of the change in incentives for workers.Kmarion wrote:
Depends on how people spend their money. If it is reinvented into the French economy (French goods and services) yes.Stingray24 wrote:
You are correct, sir. +1Turquoise wrote:
Well, here's the thing... Isn't it true that, by decreasing taxation on overtime, he'll be allowing more people to keep more of their pay, and that, collectively, this could allow more people to consume more. If consumption goes up, then there might be an increase in jobs.
I guess I figure that increasing disposable income on a collective level should allow more people to invest or spend their money in the economy, and in general, this should increase overall production (and jobs).
Does increased investment not usually equal more jobs?...
The employer still has to grant the overtime hours. If they wanted to limit the hours worked to 35 they could still do so.jonsimon wrote:
You mean maybe. There are many extenuating factors they can be involved. And besides, any gains must contend with the disincentive for employers to purchase more labor as a direct result of the change in incentives for workers.Kmarion wrote:
Depends on how people spend their money. If it is reinvented into the French economy (French goods and services) yes.Stingray24 wrote:
You are correct, sir. +1
Sarkozy-"It is hard to exaggerate the damage done to France by the 35-hour workweek. How can anyone think that you're going to create wealth and jobs by working less?"
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Why hasn't a socialist come here and said that the money is better spent by the government than trusted by the populace?
That's only 5 hours less than the norm in the West.S.Lythberg wrote:
35 hours........lazy bastards. Sarkozy needs to get rid of that law all together
5 hours off in a week sounds like a lot to me. That's over a half day off every week. Twenty hours of lost productivity from every employee every month... yea, that is a big difference.Bubbalo wrote:
That's only 5 hours less than the norm in the West.S.Lythberg wrote:
35 hours........lazy bastards. Sarkozy needs to get rid of that law all together
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Show me a quality French product first, besides wine. I'm not talking about the stereotype here, I've honestly never seen a quality French product.RicardoBlanco wrote:
What's wrong with a 35 hour week? Ever heard of quality over quantity?
To be honest I don't think I could stand only being aloud to work 35 hours a week, I go nuts on the weekend cause I've got so little to do except in the summer time (spend almost all my time doing water sports during the summer weekends). When I started working after college it took me almost a year to get used to only having to work 40 hours a week. When I was in college I was usually pulling 50-60 hours a week, I know because I had to keep a time card, had to prove to the state that I was in class a minimum of 39 hours a week. The way the program was set up that I was taking gave us one college credit a week, usually did 20 credits a semester.
Im sure most parents dont share your viewpoint. I know mine dont.ts-pulsar wrote:
To be honest I don't think I could stand only being aloud to work 35 hours a week, I go nuts on the weekend cause I've got so little to do except in the summer time (spend almost all my time doing water sports during the summer weekends). When I started working after college it took me almost a year to get used to only having to work 40 hours a week. When I was in college I was usually pulling 50-60 hours a week, I know because I had to keep a time card, had to prove to the state that I was in class a minimum of 39 hours a week. The way the program was set up that I was taking gave us one college credit a week, usually did 20 credits a semester.RicardoBlanco wrote:
What's wrong with a 35 hour week? Ever heard of quality over quantity?
That would mean less of an incentive for companies to offer competitive overtime rates. Although with France's unemployment rate that may not be an issue.
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