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David P. Hamilton : France is on Vacation
Image from Gem’s World Postcards. Letters from France VII: En vacances payé… Paid vacations and how we live The value placed on time off from work holds leisure, family, and the pursuit of happiness more important than the pursuit of … Continue reading
David P. Hamilton : French Left Could Prevail in 2012
Martine Aubry of the Parti Socialiste (PI) and Nocolas Sarkozy of the Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (UPM) could end up in a runoff for the French presidency. Image from Reuters.Letters from France VI:The French presidential election of 2012 Sarkozy … Continue reading
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David P. Hamilton : French Left Could Prevail in 2012
Martine Aubry of the Parti Socialiste (PI) and Nocolas Sarkozy of the Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (UPM) could end up in a runoff for the French presidency. Image from Reuters.Letters from France VI:The French presidential election of 2012 Sarkozy … Continue reading
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David P. Hamilton : Nationalization and French Socialism
Socialist Francois Mitterrand was the fourth President of France, elected under the Fifth Republic, serving from 1981 until 1995. Image from agen-demain.fr.Letters from France V:Nationalization and French socialism It is in Western Europe where we see the most successful efforts … Continue reading
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David P. Hamilton : How Social Security Works in the U.S. and France
Social Security building at Rennes, France. Image from Wikimedia Commons.Letters from France IV:Social Security in the U.S. and France In France the system is more costly, more complicated, and provides more benefits, but employers and the wealthy pay a higher … Continue reading
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David P. Hamilton : Social Security in the U.S. and France
Social Security building at Rennes, France. Image from Wikimedia Commons.Letters from France IV:Social Security in the U.S. and France In France the system is more costly, more complicated, and provides more benefits, but employers and the wealthy pay a higher … Continue reading
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David P. Hamilton : French Healthcare is the World’s Best
Image from Yale Journal of Medicine and Law. CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE. Letters from France III:The French healthcare systemis the best in the world By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / June 1, 2011 “There are no … Continue reading
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Letters from France III:The French healthcare systemis the best in the world By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / June 1, 2011 “There are no uninsured in France. That’s completely unheard of. There is no case of anybody … Continue reading
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David P. Hamilton : ‘Le Perv,’ ‘Le Perp,’ and Justice in America
Le perv and les tabs.Letters from France II:Le perv, le perp, and justice in America By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / May 23, 2011 [This is the second in a series of dispatches from France by The … Continue reading
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David P. Hamilton : France’s Gift to America Was Our Independence
Benjamin Franklin at the Court of France, 1778. Painting by Hobens / Library of Congress.Letters from France I:France’s greatest gift to Americawas our independence By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / May 19, 2011 [This is the first … Continue reading
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