I´ve figured out how to save Spain´s awful economy. Sell off just one of the rooms from the palace in Madrid. I´m all for tradition, but really - this is over the top. Gold-leaf everything, silk, silver, grand rooms, crystals, a throne room...even Napoleon´s brother was smart enough to sell off some of the royal bounty to finance wars in his time.
There is almost a forty percent unemployment for those under 30. Damn near half! We did a little research on government subsidies after listening in on one woman´s conversation about living off the government. If you have a baby - 2,500 euro bonus payment off the top. 16 weeks paid (100 percent) maternity leave and up to 15 weeks paternity leave if the people have their way in the next election. And, if you are under 21 and have a baby, you get payment no matter if you´ve paid in to their social security. REALLY? Anyway, they´ve got more money going out than coming in, like most countries in trouble.
And if the nanny state couldn´t get much worse, everything fom McDonalds to Coke comes with a warning label. Seriously. Advertisements for both include messaging about how you should eat a balanced variety of fruits and veggies and get excercise every day. Printed on EVERYTHING. Bet the private comapnies love having to go through THAT extra effort. Really people, if you are going to eat cheeseburgers every day, all day, and not exercise...don´t we consider that Darwinism?
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