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Old 09-26-2005, 11:22 AM   #20
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Originally Posted by Wormsie
A few other points worth considering:
1) "Finnish senior citizens are well cared for." On the contrary, the system is in many places abysmal, due to a shortage of workers. The same goes for the elementary and high-schools.
2) The unemployments benefits are so good, that many people stop working altogether and instead just abuse the system.
True, good points.
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