tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391613302239747863.post4173361874440132451..comments2020-09-20T19:24:27.812-07:00Comments on Elstob on French: Kevin Elstobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00031821789206214384noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391613302239747863.post-85474981110426243622014-02-11T09:08:23.242-08:002014-02-11T09:08:23.242-08:00I found this article to be very interesting, espec...I found this article to be very interesting, especially the quote you highlighted. It seems to my that the French people expect their benefits just as Americans whole heartedly believe that they have every right to bear arms based on laws that were made hundreds of years ago. I really think it's fantastic that French people have many benefits although I understand that there are some problems with the system, however I feel that that is to be expected in a grand scheme such as this. I read that one woman in the St.Etienne area quoted as saying that she would be happy to pay extra taxes for extra benefits. It's easy to quote one woman and to make an audience believe that this is the general consensus in the area but there are probably many people, especially those who are exempt from benefits who totally oppose paying high taxes. This is understandable if they a working and having their money given to others. Being Irish and looking at Ireland I acknowledge Irish people having many similar benefits such as government pension funding and child allowance for every child in a household, also there is that fact that I had never even considered having health insurance in Ireland because healthcare is so cheap. Similar to the French, it seems, Irish people curse politicians when they propose high taxes but still expect all of their benefits. Obviously a balance needs to be found.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06449315413481890794noreply@blogger.com