European Union Working Conditions
Posted in EU Info on 10/06/2010 11:23 pm by admin
Why would you want to return to the 50’s and 60’s ?
Job’s were plentiful if you were “white”
Homes were small and poorly built
Girls died from back alley abortions
Companies manufactured for export because every asian and european factory was destroyed during the war
The “Draft”
Just one war at a time
Unions got stronger, better pensions, better hours, better pay, better working conditions
The “Boss” got paid 20 times what you did.
One income supported one family
Crime was higher
No seat belts in your car
Church attendance was up
Cities were more livable
Roads needed repair
No internet
Life span was years shorter.
What do you think the 50’s and 60’s were like ?????
I was born in 1943 and it would take me a book to tell you about it but one thing is with the lack of all this modern technology we spent many hours outdoors with the neighborhood kids, we had to make our own games. We know everyone on the black and people helped each other. We know how to deal with face to face interaction. Now I don’t know about you but I know 2 people on my block. Kids can’t get off the computer, Etc,etc. If I had my choice I would relive the 50’s. The 60′ws was pure turmoil. wars, civil unrest. if you didn’t like things blow it up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmvyNwmZuWo
First findings of the 5th European Working Conditions Survey
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