A query about France

[Peter K.]

>andie nachgeborenen wrote:
>
>>Why is French union density so low, and why does it
>>have a social democratic welfare state despite that,
>>which, if we had it, would make us think thatthe
>>revolution was over and we'd won? jks

I subscribe to the view that the US is so retrograde in
this respect because of the Senate. Both Carter and
Clinton tried to get through significant labor legislation
but Republican fillibusters killed them. Otherwise we'd
be more like France, Germany, and Sweden etc.

Peter