Reply #81: Anyone curious about your comment can simply make a quick trip to the internetS.

[Judi Lynn]

Put in "work productivity France," and this is the very first entry I saw:

Work smart
Aug 7th 2007
From Economist.com



AMERICANS are hard workers, but not necessarily the most productive, according to the Bureau of Labour Statistics. It has compared America's output per worker, and output per hour, with that of other rich countries. The average American worker produced $90,000 of output in 2006, measured at purchasing-power parity. Only Norwegians, some of whom work on oil-rigs, did better. Using output per hour, however, shows a different picture. Employees in Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands and France all churn out more than Americans' $50 an hour. Proof, perhaps, that workers are motivated best by shorter hours and more holidays.
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http://www.economist.com/daily/chartgallery/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9612033
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I wouldn't have doubted you, obviously, but I just saw a post immediately under yours casting doubt on your truthfulness, and I went for the very quick answer, knowing it would be there immediately.

We don't get the same kind of dependability from the right-wing visitors to this board. If they really DID take the time to do their research, they wouldn't have anything on which to stand while attacking progressives!