Europe, Boring Until it's Not

[Montegriffo]

I did warn you all that these riots would herald a return to Socialist policies.

[nmoore63]

I suspect that's "hours worked by people with a job" not "average hours worked per citizen."

Many collapsing places have a few people desperately trying to hold it all together.

It's more a reflection of productivity. The more productive countries like Germany work fewer hours than the less productive countries like Greece.

I haven't found that to be true at all.

[Montegriffo]

I suspect that's "hours worked by people with a job" not "average hours worked per citizen."

Many collapsing places have a few people desperately trying to hold it all together.

It's more a reflection of productivity. The more productive countries like Germany work fewer hours than the less productive countries like Greece.

I haven't found that to be true at all.

So the Greeks, Portuguese and Spanish are the productive ones and the Dutch and Germans are the unproductive ones?

[Montegriffo]

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/tgm/table ... 0&plugin=1

[heydaralon]

You don't go bankrupt six times by being productive Monte. That graph (assuming it is true at all) is not telling the whole tale. Either they spend too much, don't collect adequate revenue due to lying citizens, or they are lazy and want govt programs they can't afford. My personal belief is that is a combination of all three.

[nmoore63]

It's more a reflection of productivity. The more productive countries like Germany work fewer hours than the less productive countries like Greece.

I haven't found that to be true at all.

So the Greeks, Portuguese and Spanish are the productive ones and the Dutch and Germans are the unproductive ones?

My original question remains concerning how that is calculated.

[nmoore63]

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/tgm/table ... 0&plugin=1

Greece and Portugal are both below average.

[heydaralon]

I wonder if those numbers were self reported... That might explain a lot, the same way it does about Greece's tax system and budget problems.

[Montegriffo]

You don't go bankrupt six times by being productive Monte.

Again with the anti-Trump jibes. Any more of that and I'm reporting you to the moderators.
Cult45 must not be mocked.

[Montegriffo]

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/tgm/table ... 0&plugin=1

Greece and Portugal are both below average.

Which is why they have to work more hours.